Daniels
Other Names: Madison
Date Range: 1500-1600 CE
Dimensions: These generally small bifaces range from 17-41 mm in length, 9-27 mm in width, and 3-7 mm in thickness.
Shape: The lateral edges of these triangular points are most commonly convex, while the base is usually concave. However, all edges can be convex, straight or concave, or any combination of these. Cross-sections are primarily lenticular.
Flake Pattern: There is a great variation in secondary flake scar attributes and distribution over these bifaces; however, the patterning is usually irregular and totally bifacial. Some specimens may exhibit only edge retouching on one or both faces.
Material: The majority of the Daniels Triangular points are manufactured of Onondaga chart, although some Ancaster and Kettle Point chert specimens have been recorded.
Distribution and Cultural Affiliation: These points occur throughout the Niagara Peninsula and the middle to lower Grand River drainage, as well as the Hamilton vicinity and Northeast to the Milton area. They have also been recovered from several village sites in Chatham.
Daniels points are characteristic of the Neutral culture during the historic period.
Notes: These small triangular bifaces were manufactured on flake blanks and probably served primarily as arrowpoints. Their variable form suggests that little time was expended in the manufacture of these points, which are abundant on late proto-historic Neutral villages.
References: Fox, W.A. – 1981 Daniels Triangular Points. KEWA 81-1.