Marion

Florida examples

Name: The Marion point is one of four Middle Archaic stemmed points named by Ripley Bullen and Edward Dolan at the Johnson Lake site in Marion County, Florida.

Age: Bullen estimated the Marion point to date between 7000 and 3000 BP. Several Marion points were recovered from the Tick Island site in Volusia County, Florida. The oldest part of the cemetery dated between 4163 and 4375 BP. No Georgia dates have been established.

Description: The Marion is a medium to large point measuring between 2 and 4 inches in length.The excurvate blade edges meet at an acute distal end.The blade is fairly heavy with a lenticular cross-section.The shoulders are broad and taper to meet the stem at an angel greater than 90 degrees.The stem is tapering with a flat to rounded basal edge.

Distribution: Marion points can be found from Florida to Georgia’s Fall Line.