CUMBERLAND POINTS
ALABAMA, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
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   This picture shows 15 Cumberland points from several different states. They illustrate the variation in size for this rare fluted point type. The smallest point at top is from Kentucky and may represent a miniature point used on a child's spear. The largest point is from Tennessee and illustrates the high end for size, although larger examples have been reported. Eight of these points are from the Trinity cache that was discovered in a cultivated field in Lewis County, Kentucky. The point with the missing base, upper left side, is from the Phil Stratton site in Kentucky. The second largest point at the top is from Logan County Illinois and represents a rare example from this state. Other examples on the bottom row are---fourth example from left is from Tennessee, the sixth one from left is from Colbert County, Alabama and the seventh one from the left was found near Florence, Alabama. The smallest point measures 1 1/2 inches (3.8 cm) long and the largest point measures approximately 7 1/8 inches (18.1 cm) long.

Fifteen Cumberland points.

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