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Assorted arrowheads

 Accession
Identifier: MUS-50

Content Description

Used to hunt animals. There are 6 arrowheads (labeled A-F). A: 1 7/8" in length, 1" width, straight base, flaked more on one edge than the other, made of quartz. B: 1 7/8" in length, 1 1/8" width, crudely worked, concave base, one shoulder cut in more than the other. C: 2 3/8" in length, 1" width, very light material, apparently appears to have been rubbed until it worked into shape, convex base, rounded shoulders, made of basalt. D: 3 1/4" in length, 3/8" width, 1/2" depth, very crude, soft stone, appears to have been in a fire, percussion flaked, base is a slant, made of basalt. E: 5 5/8" in length, 1" width, light material, appears to have been smoothed until shaped, convex base, no shoulders, appears to have been in a fire, made of basalt. F: 2 1/2" in length, 7/8" width, base notched on one side, a slanted base, one edge is leaf shape (fossil), crudely shaped as if smoothed by rubbing, a deep cut on one side, appears to have been in a fire.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • 4000 B.C.E. - 300 B.C.E.

Extent

6 items ; A: 1 7/8" in length, 1" width B: 1 7/8" in length C: 2 3/8" in length, 1" width D: 3 1/4" in length, 3/8" width, 1/2" depth E: 5 5/8" in length, 1" width F: 2 1/2" in length, 7/8" width