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These dart point bases were recovered from an archeological site in Johnson County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2020. 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 dart point on the right was carefully heated before manufacturing to improve the chert's knapping qualities.
Date: 9000-1 BCE
Item Number: 506328
Call Number: 14JO408 2020.C.114 & .115 Roberts donation
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 506328
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Chipped Stone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Projectile Point
People - American Indians
Places - Counties - Johnson
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE - Archaic, 7000 BCE - 1 CE
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE - Paleoindian, >7000 BCE
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