Savannah River Projectile Point

A rhyolite Savannah River projectile point recovered during the archaeological investigaiton of precontact period sites near Pimlico in the City of Baltimore by Richard Stearns and the Natural History Society of Maryland in 1949. The Savannah River point dates to the Late Archaic period ranging from 3900 to 3700 BP (2450-2050 BC). The Savannah River point has a large, triangular blade with a broad, square, straight stem. Courtesy of the Natural History Society of Maryland which has given permission for the model to be downloadable for non-commercial educational purposes.