The Savannah River point (also, Savannah River Stemmed or Appalachian Stemmed) is a Late Archaic period projectile point commonly found in the southeastern United States. The point is large, triangular, and has a square stem. It is relatively thin for its size. Savannah River points are 44 to 170 mm long, 35 to 70 mm wide, and 7 to 12 mm thick. A Small Savannah River point, a Cattle Run variant, an Otarre Stemmed variant, and a short-stemmed variant have also been described. The type was first described based on finds at Stallings Island. The points were formed by percussion flaking and finished using pressure flaking.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Savannah River". Virginia Department of Historic Resources - Points. 2022. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Savannah River". Diagnostic Artifacts in Maryland. December 30, 2012. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  3. ↑ Bissett, Thaddeus G.; Garrow, Patrick H. (2016). "The Long Branch Site (31JK477): A Late Archaic Savannah River Phase Occupation in the Appalachian Summit of Western North Carolina". Archaeology of Eastern North America. 44: 57–58. JSTOR 44808364.
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