Dalton tradition

The Dalton tradition is a Late Paleo-Indian and Early Archaic projectile point tradition.

These points appeared in most of southeast North America from c. 10,700 BCE to at least c. 8,400 BCE.

[1] According to archaeologist Brian Fagan, Dalton points possess "concave bases with 'ears' that sometimes flare outward" and were used as saws and knives as well as weapons.

They often changed form and function because the hunters would sharpen the points over and over, repurposing them into knives, then chisels or scrapers.

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