Early Projectile Points of the Chicago Region
Clovis points are the earliest recognizable evidence of people in the Chicago region. Fortunately, just like now, styles come and go, and its these changes in projectile point form that allow us to “track time”. Here’s some of the early projectile points that have been found in the Chicago area and allow us to peer back in time and examine the lives of the early hunters of the Chicago region from 13,400-8,000 years ago.
Clovis
13,500-12,500 BP
Folsom
12,500-12,000 BP
Agate Basin
12,500-11,400 BP
Hi-Lo
11,500-11,000 BP
Upper Valley Dalton
10,200-9,500 BP
Hardin
10,000-9,000 BP
Thebes
10,600-10,000 BP
St. Charles
10,500-10,100 BP
Kirk Cluster
10,500-9,500 BP
Searcy
8,700-8,000 BP
Fox Valley, LeCroy/Lake Erie, Kanawha
8,500-8,000 BP