Point, Projectile

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Point, Projectile

Entry/Object ID

356/14365

Description

TYPE: SHANK.

Collection

ARCHAEOLOGY

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Location

Saxton

State/Province

Missouri

Culture/Tribe

Needs to be Identified

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

1-1/4 in

Length

2-5/8 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

JASPER

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Research Notes

Notes

This projectile point is a Scottsbluff point, dated to the Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic; 9,250 - 8,850 years ago.