Description: A Florida point type, (Bullen
1975) late archaic type. A corner notched point with recurvate to ovate blade
and square barbs. The clay type can exhibit a variety of stem configurations,
slightly expanded with straight base, expanded with round base and the most
common is expanded with concave base. Barbs are usually squared at a 45 degree
angle in relation to the base of stem. Named after Clay County Florida many
books and collectors have started calling this type Clay County, probably
because when describing the point type some think you are talking about a point
made of clay. Made of local coastal plain chert and corals the Clay is a
favorite of collectors and modern knappers.
Age and Culture: Middle to Late Archaic 5000 - 3500 B.P
Distribution:
Southeastern States- Florida, Georgia
Text by Son Anderson, Picture provided by
Kevin Dowdy