Point, Projectile

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Point, Projectile

Entry/Object ID

356/14178

Description

PROJECTILE POINT / CREAM COLOR/SPEAR HEAD Notched spear head

Collection

ARCHAEOLOGY

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

County

Boone County

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

3/8 in

Width

1-5/8 in

Length

3 in

Parts

Count

1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jan 23, 2007

Research Notes

Notes

Kings Corner Notch Late Archaic 4000-3000 years ago Possibly resharpened White River (Projectile Point Types in Missouri and Portions of Adjacent States, pg 80). Blade edges are a little too straight, but that might happened with resharpening of this style.