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NYSAA Bulletin No. 107 — Dogan Point Archaeological Site — Passage 26

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[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] point some distance embedded in its vitals before expiring. Perhaps the find spot was in proximity to frequently used or seasonal 22 Spring 1994 No. 107 Jersey, a puzzling single-component site that has produced artifacts reminiscent of the Dalton complex (Cavallo 1981:1-18). Unfortunately, these dates are regarded as too young by several writers including the excavator, John Cavallo (Funk 1991:59). Dragoo's time chart presents Dalton dates between 7500- 8000 B.C. (Dragoo 1991:32). Fluted points are somewhat older than Daltons. Thirteen charcoal samples from the Debert Paleo-Indian Site in Nova Scotia averaged 10,600 B.P. ± 47 for this occupation (MacDonald 1968 1985:53). The Vail Site, a Paleo-IndianIndian encampment in Maine, provided two dates of 11, 120 ± 180 B.P. and 10,300 ± 90 B.P. (Gramly 1982:60). An apparent association of woodland caribou and a fluted point occurred at the Dutchess Quarry Cave No. 1 in Orange County, New York. The caribou bones were radiocarbon dated 10,580 B.C. ± 370 years (1-4137) (Funk et al. 1969:1-4, 7-22). The double-spurred scraper and fluted point are both of the Paleo-Indian tradition, although not necessarily products of the same occupation. The finding of the Dalton-like point on the surface only 60 cm (2 ft) from the fluted point presents an enigma. This point is not an aberrant Late Archaic type. Its formal and metric attributes point in one direction-Dalton.