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CUMBERLAND POINT
LOGAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS
PRIVATE COLLECTION
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This Cumberland point was found several years ago by Loren Cotton in
a cultivated field near the town of Atlanta in Logan County,
Illinois. Cumberland points have not been reported from Illinois.
This point was found a good distance from the main area of
distribution, which is in Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama and southern
Ohio.
This Cumberland point has seen a lot of use. It was
resharpened one or more times and the damaged base has been
repaired, a process which may have removed the ears. Both sides are
fluted approximately two-thirds the length of the point. This
Cumberland point is made of a good quality chert that has not been
identified. It measures 2 ¼ inches (5.7 cm) long.
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