Yadkin

Name: Joffre Coe named this type from his work in the Carolina Piedmont. Yadkin points appear on the same sites as Eared Yadkin points and seem to be related. The name is derived from Yadkin County and river in North Carolina.

Age: Whatley gives the date range for Yadkin points between 2500 and 1500BP.Jerald Ledbetter remarked that they often appear with Dunlap and Cartersville ceramics.

Description: Yadkin points are medium sized, ranging in length from 1 to 3.5 inches (24 to 90mm) in length. The blade edges are straight and triangular in form with an acute distal end. The basal corners are rounded and the basal edge is deeply concave. Whatley notes that most examples are made of quartz, even when chert was available.

Distribution: Most Yadkin points are recovered from Early to Middle Woodland sites within the Piedmont region of Georgia.