Projectile Point

97-563-1517

From: United States of America | Pennsylvania | Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) | Chickies | Rock Retreat

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 97-563-1517
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | Pennsylvania | Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) | Chickies | Rock Retreat
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Siltstone
Technique Chipped
Description

Siltstone. "Pale brown grit". Narrow, elongated. One edge incurving toward point. Slightly tapered stem with fracture at base. Slight shoulders, one fractured. "Poplar Island point".

Am.Philos.Soc.Trans.1881 Plate (9)7, fig.6

Length 9.8 cm
Width 2.8 cm
Thickness 1.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-563-1517 - Old Museum Number | 5886 - ANSP Number

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