Point, Projectile

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Point, Projectile

Entry/Object ID

1.13.358

Description

Late Paleolithic Indian Plano Projectile Point Base. Material: stone. Size: 1" W. x 1 1/4" L. Description: natural white stone - Hixton group, Orthoquartzite; base of point; age: 10,500 - 9,000; native of Western Wisconsin.

Context

Base of Late Paleolithic Indian projectile point used by Native Americans. Dr. Schirmer of Minnesota State University, Mankato visited 2 July 2013 and determined that this is a Native American tool.

Cataloged By

vanessa

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

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

August 29, 2013

Update Date

November 21, 2024