Point

Arrowhead

29-192-10

From: Japan | Honshu | Kawachi Province | Tochigi Prefecture

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 29-192-10
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) | Japanese
Provenience Japan | Honshu | Kawachi Province | Tochigi Prefecture
Period Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain)
Date Made Late Paleolithic, Japan - Yayoi
Section Asian
Materials Stone
Technique Flaked | Chipped
Description

Narrow elongated point with long narrow tang. One end missing. Retouched. Gray stone. 29-192-10 is one of many stemmed points in the collection. Stemmed points or arrowheads appear in sites from the Late Paleolithic to Yayoi Period. Without context arrowheads such as these can only be assigned a broad date range.

Length 3.6 cm
Width 1.1 cm
Credit Line The Chinese Expedition, C. W. Bishop, 1915-1918

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