This picture centers around a large Sloan Dalton point.  The lighting highlights the very uniform pressure flaking along the edge. Dalton points that exceed 10 inches in length are very rare. This example measures 10 1/4 inches long and represents only a handful that have been recorded of this size. This Dalton point is so skillfully flaked that there is currently no one that could make one just like it. This type of flaking is called "hollow ground" flaking which is a manufacturing technique unique to the Dalton Culture in the United States. The edge is very thin but the center is thick and "rounded".  The flakes travel in to the thick center where they smoothly curled up and around with no step fracturing.
   All the artifacts in this picture belong to the Archaic cultural tradition. This period was the longest lasting cultural tradition in the eastern United States. These people hunted with spears thrown with throwing sticks called atlatls. The three orange and red quartz objects in this picture are Bannerstones that were once attached to throwing sticks. This picture shows several good examples of artifacts that date from the Early Archaic to the Late Archaic period.