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Dalton point

Dalton point [Ar].
Bifacially worked chipped stone projectile point, a variant of the Clovis point, with a hollow base rather like a fishtail in outline. Characteristic of the DALTON TRADITION of the Archaic in southeastern North America, dating to the period 8500–7000 BC.

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