Newnan

Florida examples

Name: Ripley Bullen named the Newnan point for examples recovered near Newnan Lake in Alachua County, Florida.

Age: Newnan points were recovered at the Little Salt Springs site with human remains that dated to about 6000 BP. They were also recovered from the pre-ceramic portion of the Tick Island site in Volusia County, Florida that dated to 5400 BP.

Description: Newnan points are typically large, broad, well made triangular blades. Examples range in size from 1.5 to over 5 inches in length. Larger blades are more typical of those dating to the Middle Archaic period. The shoulders meet the stem at less than a 90 degree angle. The angles of the shoulder and stem juncture separate the Newnan, Marion, and Alachua types. The stem is tapering to straight with a rounded or flat basal edge. The size of the stem in relationship to the blade separates the Newnan point from the Hillsborough point (not typically found in Georgia).

Distribution: Newnan points are found across Georgia’s Coastal Plain to the Fall line.