The Archaic Period is our Mesolithic, and the longest period of our Prehistory beginning around 7,500 BC and lasting till about 1,000 BC. Moving about in smaller territories the people continued to hunt and fish, and gather wild plant foods in season. This long stretch of time has been divided into three sub-periods which saw the development and use of many different point types of which I have replicated just about all of them. From the Early Archaic [7,500 - 5,500 BC] are Hardin, Dovetails, Thebes, Lost Lake, early side notch, bifurcated base, Calf Creek type basal notch, and the Kirk Series corner notch points. The Middle Archaic [5,500 - 2,500 BC] sees the continuation of side and corner notch points along with many stemmed types, and some basal notch like Smith and others. This period also saw the development of ground stone tools like grooved axe heads and celts. The late Archaic [2,500 -1,000 BC] was a transition time leading into the Woodland Period with a more sedentary way of life, and towards the end the first use of pottery. Red Ocher blades, Meadowood side notch points, Turkey tail points, the Broad Point series, and Early Adena types are all ones I have made. For more information see my books: A Master Knapper’s Guide To Classic Archaic Points Of The Midwest And Southern U.S., and A Master Knapper’s Guide To Some Late Archaic, Woodland, And Mississippian Points Of The Midwest And Southern U.S.