Layers of Time Online Exhibit - A Cache of Points

How do you think these points came to be so
neatly stacked at the base of the midden?

A Cache of Points

These three stone points, found lying one on top of the other near the base of the Ruth Moore site midden, are a mystery. Although found together they show considerable variation in the shape of their bases. Such variation is often interpreted by archaeologists to be representative of the cultural group who made them – styles change over time.

Unfortunately these points are not associated with pottery or a radiocarbon date, thus we cannot be sure of their age. At this time we believe they belong with the Early Ceramic component (3,000 - 2,100 years ago), but Middle Ceramic (2,100 - 1,200 years ago) or even older Archaic Period (9,500 - 3,000 years ago) associations are possible!