NODENA, Chapman and Anderson (Bell, 1958): A-110
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Nodena is a small to medium-sized, lanceolate point with rounded base.
MEASUREMENTS: The illustrated plesiotype measures 46 mm. long, 15 mm. wide and 7 mm. thick. Bell (1958) gives the range as 1 to 3 inches in length.
FORM: The cross-section is biconvex. The blade is excurvate with an acute distal end. The hafting area or basal edge is usually rounded, but may be acute.
FLAKING: Broad, shallow, random flaking was used to shape the blade and hafting area, leaving a low median ridge on some examples. The edges of the blade and hafting area show fine retouching of a narrow shallow nature. Local flint was used for the illustrated specimen.
COMMENTS: The type was named after the Nodena Site in eastern Arkansas, but has been referred to as the "Willow-leaf" type by numerous writers and collectors for the past 25 years (Bell, 1958). The illustrated example is from Baker Site N, Madison County, Alabama. Bell (1958) gives the distribution as heaviest in eastern Arkansas, along the Mississippi and St. Francis river valleys and also along the Arkansas River Valley as far as Dardanelle, Arkansas. He lists the cultural affiliation as late prehistoric and suggests a date of 1400 to 1600 A. D. The type is rare in Alabama, and the cultural association of Alabama points is unknown.
NOLICHUCKY, Kneberg (Kneberg, 1957): A-64
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Nolichucky is a small to medium sized point with incurvate hafting area.