These three dart points were recovered from the Cedar Creek site in Doniphan County. All three dart points, made of Permian chert, have contracting stems in a style that archeologists call Dickson or Gary points. The chert's pinkish color is a result of the material being carefully heated before manufacturing to improve the chert's knapping qualities. Dart points would be mounted to the dart foreshaft, which would in turn be connected to the dart shaft. The assembled dart would then be thrown with an atlatl (spearthrower). The points were donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1925. The Cedar Creek site was a multicomponent site, having both Kansas City Hopewell and Nebraska Aspect/Upper Republican occupations. The site had the remains of at least one house.
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Dart Points from the Cedar Creek Site, 14DP1318 - 1