Expressions of ritual in the Paleoindian record of the Eastern Woodlands: Exploring the uniqueness of the Dalton cemetery at Sloan, Arkansas

- At Sloan, the dead were buried with their active tool kits that carried utility.
- Large Dalton points buried at Sloan represent symbolic investments of great wealth.
- Burial clusters show little role differentiation and fairly equal wealth investment.
- Ritual behavior at Sloan reinforces territoriality and group identity.