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These two small arrow points were recovered from a village site in Crawford County. They are made of Permian chert from the Flint Hills region and get their pinkish color as a result of the material being carefully heated before manufacturing to improve the chert's knapping qualities. Archeologists consider corner-notched points such as these to be the earliest form of arrow points that are found in the Great Plains. The notches aided in hafting the point to the arrow shaft.
Date: 1-1000 CE
Item Number: 472572
Call Number: 14CW315-5 & 14CW315-7
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 472572
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Chipped Stone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Projectile Point - Corner-notched
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Material/Stone Type - Permian Chert
People - American Indians
Places - Counties - Crawford
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE - Early Ceramic, 1 - 1000 CE
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