A Cumberland point is a lithic projectile point, attached to a spear and used as a hunting tool. These sturdy points were intended for use as thrusting weapons and employed by various mid-Paleo-Indians (c. 11,000 BP) in the Southeastern United States in the killing of large game mammals.
See also
*Projectile points#See also, Other projectile points
External links
Image of a Cumberland point
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Indigenous weapons of the Americas
Projectile points
Paleo-Indian period
Southeastern United States