Bare Island – Arrowhead & Projectile Point Identification

Bare Island projectile point
Culture: Late Archaic (regional attribution)
Time period: Late Archaic (regional chronologies vary)
Region: Mid-Atlantic region
Material: Stone; specific materials unassigned

Bare Island is a named stemmed point type with a triangular blade and a generally straight, parallel-sided stem. Shapes and archaeological contexts vary. The Virginia DHR guide gives a regional Late Archaic interval of 2500–1600 BCE; it is not a direct date for the photographed museum examples.

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