Projectile Point

97-563-1485

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

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 97-563-1485
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | Pennsylvania | Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) | Chickies | Rock Retreat
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Chalcedony
Technique Chipped
Description

Blue gray chalcedony (Ordovician shales south of Blue Mt.) One edge curved; contracting toward base which has straight edge.

Am.Philos.Soc.Trans.1881 Plate (8)6, fig.9

Length 4.6 cm
Width 1.6 cm
Thickness 1 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-563-1485 - Old Museum Number | 5854 - ANSP Number

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