Ste. Anne-Varney points are a form of Late Paleo lance found in the Northeast and regarded as an Eastern form of the Eden point. However, Ste. Anne-Varney points rarely have shoulders as Edens do. Blade edges usually straight. Lateral edges ground. Base can be straight, or slightly concave or convex. Often display collateral flaking to a median ridge. Both examples shown are from Plymouth County, Ma. Smaller example is brown felsite, larger specimen is maroon rhyolite. At the Varney site in Maine, a date of 10,616 RCYBP was obtained for this type found at that site. Or about 12,616 calendar years before the present.
Resharpened Ste. Anne-Varney. Narragansett Bay:
Resharpened Ste. Anne-Varney. Narragansett Bay:
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