LARGE NOTCHED that were discovered during the August 2003 excavation on the Olive Branch site. It is probably the largest Early Archaic corner notched point ever found during a controlled scientific excavation and may in fact be the largest ever found in the Mississippi Valley. This point was probably never used domestically because of its size, style and the fact that it was found in a cache. These characteristics place it far outside the parameters of "normal" functioning tools. It is made of Burlington
chert and measures 11 inches (27.9 cm) long and 4 1/2 that measures 11/16 inches (17 mm) thick but most of this
biface is
less
than 1/2 of an inch (12 mm) thick. |