The Dalton tradition is a Late
Paleo-Indian and Early Archaic
projectile point tradition. These points appeared in most of Southeast
North America around 10,000–7,500 BC.
"They are distinctive artifacts, having concave bases with "ears" that sometimes flare outward (Fagan 2005)." These tools not only served as points but also as
saws and
knives. They were often changed in form and function because the
hunters would sharpen the points over and over and would eventually turn them into knives then
chisels or
scrapers. A variant on the Dalton point is the
Hardaway point of
North Carolina.
References
Fagan, Brian. Ancient North America. Thames & Hudson Ltd: London. 2005