HARPETH RIVER

DESCRIPITION:
The Harpeth River point is a medium to large, stemmed, dart or knife point has broad, shallow, random percussion flaking across the blade surfaces and fine edge retouch forming small serrations. Highly resharpened points have steep bifacially beveled edges.The type was named by James W. Cambron.

Age and Culture:
Early Archaic

Distribution:
Tennessee, western Kentucky, northern Mississippi, and northern Alabama.

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Text and Picture provided by: Eric C. Wagner