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These seven complete and fragmented dart points were collected from an archeological site in Elk county and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1972 and 1975 by the same donor. All were made on Permian chert. The top row shows three corner-notched dart points, one which is complete and heat treated, a method to improve the knapping qualities of a chert which results in the pinkish color. The center row shows a dart point fragment with a contracting stem and a nearly complete dart point with an expanding stem and heat treating. The bottom row shows complete and fragmented dart points. 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).
Date: 1000-1500 CE
Item Number: 443912
Call Number: 14EK311 72.14 & 1975.103 Carr donations
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 443912
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Chipped Stone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Projectile Point
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Projectile Point - Corner-notched
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Projectile Point - Stemmed
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Material/Stone Type - Permian Chert
People - American Indians
Places - Counties - Elk
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE - Middle Ceramic, 1000 - 1500 CE
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