Untyped Early Archaic

[Charl]

The Early Archaic is least understood in New England. With the exception of some bifurcate styles and St.Anne-Varney lances, no style assumed to be Early Archaic has been dated from intact sites. All of the styles seen here are believed Early Archaic. Some have borrowed type names from the Southeast, and may be variations of Southeastern types....
The long eared points may be Daltonesque, as is likely the case with some of the older triangles as well.

 

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[Charl]

More points from RI presumed to be Early Archaic. Frame is early component from a multicomponent site on Narragansett Bay. Very few undisturbed Early Archaic sites are known from New England. The late New England typologist, Jeff Boudreau, suggested the early triangles may be vestiges of Paleo points, with roots in the fluted point tradition. I suspect that is the case. One of the quartz triangles has a concave base as deep as the older Debert/Vail points of the Paleo era....

 

[Charl]

The two lance bases were found a foot apart. Each made of a flake with a twist bevel. These could very well have been made by the same individual. They likely date Late Paleo/Early Archaic in New England. The argillite point was identified by Boudreau as a New England analogue of Hardaway. Only 15 had been recorded from New England at the time of Boudreau's passing. As with many of our Early Archaic styles, hints of influence form south and west of the region are present.

 

[ptsofnc]

Definitely "Dalton" looking. Nice pictures and information. Thanks.

 

[jamey]

really nice,thanks for sharing

 

[Charl]

These are dated. St.Anne-Varney lances, dated to 10,600 CYBP at the Varney site in Maine. These were found in the North River drainage of Plymouth Co., Ma. Collateral flaking to median ridge....

 

[Charl]

Two water worn early lances from Rhode Island. Might be untyped, but might be St. Anne-Varney....