Point, Projectile

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Point, Projectile

Entry/Object ID

356/14266

Description

SPEAR HEAD / CREAM AND PINK COLOR / STEM BASE/KING HILL

Collection

ARCHAEOLOGY

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

King Hill

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Culture/Tribe

Kaw Nation
Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Point, Projectile

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Edged Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Height

1/4 in

Width

1-3/8 in

Length

3-1/2 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

FLINT

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 8, 2007

Research Notes

Notes

This projectile point is a Dickson point, dated to the Late Archaic to Woodland period; 3,000-1,300 years ago.