Artifacts

Hickman County, located in Middle Tennessee, is a treasure trove for archaeologists, particularly due to the abundance of artifacts from early Native American cultures, with a significant concentration of "Early Archaic" period pieces like the distinctive "Big Sandy" projectile points, which are large, side-notched arrowheads used by hunter-gatherers between 10,000 and 8,000 years ago. These points, often found in plowed fields, represent a crucial transition in stone tool technology, signifying a shift in hunting strategies as the climate cha