CAST #P-3
CUMBERLAND POINT

   Cumberland is one of  four different point types that were generally fluted from the base to the tip of the point like Folsom, Barnes and Crowfield points. All of these points except for Folsom are found east of the Mississippi River. The majority of Cumberland point discoveries have been random finds and rarely have they been found during a scientific excavation.
    The first Cumberland point cache was discovered in 1989 through 2000 on the Trinity site located in Lewis County, Kentucky. One complete point and fragments of approximately nine others were found during surface collecting in a cultivated field and during excavation of the general area where  fragments were found. The largest of these is 4 5/16 inches long and most of them are made of Wyandotte chert. 

CAST #P-3
CUMBERLAND POINT
Colbert County, Alabama
Charley Moore Collection

    This Cumberland point was found in Colbert County, Alabama by Bob Lacks in 1963 and is one of the best examples for this point type ever found. It was discovered eroding out of a yellow-brown clay bank approximately six feet below ground level.
    Cumberland points are Late Paleo spear points that date to approximately 10,500 years ago. The "Charley Moore Cumberland"  is made of Fort Payne chert and measures 6 1/16 inches long.

   These three Cumberland points were found in Kentucky and are in private collections. The two on the left are casts. The point on the left is cast number P-3.