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This arrow point fragment was recovered from an archeological site in a creek meander in Dickinson County. The point is made of Permian chert that has been heat-treated prior to finishing to improve its knapping qualities. The point has an expanding stem. The site was occupied during the late Archaic to Early Ceramic period.
Date: 2000 BCE-500 CE
Item Number: 457632
Call Number: 14DN308-7
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 457632
Collections
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Projectile Point - Stemmed - Expanding
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Material/Stone Type - Permian Chert
People - American Indians
Places - Counties - Dickinson
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE - Archaic, 7000 BCE - 1 CE
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE - Early Ceramic, 1 - 1000 CE
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