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Atlatl weights are more commonly called boatstones from their resemblance to a boat. They served as a weight to increase the throwing power of an atlatl, a stick with an attachment that was used to throw a dart or spear. This weight was found in Greenwood County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1984. Note the incised lines on the top and sides of this fragment.
Date: Unknown
Item Number: 310067
Call Number: 14GR 1984.C.89
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 310067
Collections - Archeology
Date - 11,500 BCE - 1 CE - 7000 BCE - 1 CE
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Ground Stone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Boatstone
People - American Indians
People - American Indians - Prehistoric Cultures
Places - Counties - Greenwood
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10,000 BCE - 1820 CE
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