34 Chipped-stone projectile points (A common artifact type)

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The Occaneechi and their predecessors used the bow-and-arrow as a weapon. Their arrows were tipped with small triangular points that were chipped from stone. Much earlier inhabitants of the site (before about 1,000 B.C.) used larger stemmed or notched, chipped-stone points to tip spears.

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Excavating Occaneechi Town

The original version published by the UNC Research Laboratories of Archaeology includes historical background, interactive activities, and additional information about Occaneechi Town.