Polished Stone Weights

• Archaeologists have found bone hooks on the ends of long spears that were used for hunting in Georgia. The middles of the spears contained polished stones wrapped around the shafts to give them extra weight. The extra weight of the spears allowed them to be thrown a good distance and to deliver more impact when striking prey. The polished stones date to the Middle Archaic period, which began around 5000 B.C.
  
  

Microblades

• One of the earliest habitation sites from Georgia is located on the Savannah River, located between the cities of Augusta and Savannah. Archaeologists found flaked microblades fashioned from flint rock that dated from 18,000 to 16,000 B.C. The microblade finds represent the earliest evidence of toolmaking during the Early Archaic Period in Georgia.
  
  

Clovis Points

• Barstow County, Georgia, has yielded a number of Clovis arrowheads that date back some 12,000 years. The Clovis point arrowheads were found in northwest Georgia. Surprisingly, no real hard evidence exists for the existence of Paleolithic man in the area, presupposing that the Clovis points had been transported in from out of state by visiting tribes.
  
  

Grooved Axes

• Archaeologists have found dozens of grooved stone axeheads in Georgia, which date from the late Archaic period, 4000 to 1000 B.C. Native American Indians made the axes by attaching the axeheads to long wooden handles with leather bindings. The evidence suggests that the axes were used to clear away thick brush and trees from Indian campsites.
  
  

Hearths

• Archaeologists found evidence of stone hearths used for cooking. The hearths were found on Stallings Island on the Savannah River, just two miles north of Augusta. In the vicinity of the hearth, lay a huge mound of discarded muscle and clams shells, measuring 512 feet long, 300 feet in width and rising to a height of 23 feet above the depth of the river. It has been surmised that the fire hearths were used for cooking or boiling the shellfish.
  
  

Spear Points and Arrowheads

• Spear points and arrowheads, indigenous to the region, have been found in the Savannah River Basin in northern Georgia. Many arrowheads have been found in Dade and Murray counties. Jenkins County, Georgia, has yielded a specialized type of socketed projectile point not normally found in the area. The probability exists that foreign tribes from other states moved into the area, bringing their own special stone tools.
  
  

Ceremonial Stones

• In Putnam County near the city of Eatonton, Georgia, the giant shape of an eagle resides in a flat clearing. The eagle effigy consists of thousands of stones, ranging from small shavings to fist-sized rocks that formed the pattern on the forest floor. The eagle form measures 102 feet from its beak to its tail and has a wingspan of 120 feet.
  
  

Rock Walls

• Fort Mountain State Park, Georgia, contains a wall constructed of large rocks and stones that measures more than 800 feet long. It most probably served as a defensive barrier to keep out warring tribes and was built by the Middle Woodland Period Indians. Other stone walls have been located at Ladd, Sand, Alto and Alec mountains.