Object ID:
1959.10.1724
Object Name:
Point, Projectile
Dimensions:
H-0.508 W-2.54 L-3.81 cm
Description:
Matanzas Side Notched Point, Late Archaic Period.
Identifying features include, Side Notched (Stem Shape), Ovate (Blade Shape), Straight (Base Shape).
Identifying features include, Side Notched (Stem Shape), Ovate (Blade Shape), Straight (Base Shape).
Collection:
Native American-Kohnke Collection
Date:
3000 BCE - 1000 BCE
VE Exhibit Label 1:
Matanzas Side Notched points are part of the Matanzas Cluster. These types of points are found primarily in the mid Mississippi River Valley, the Illinois River Valley, mid to lower Ohio River Valley, and the lower Missouri River Valley. The name was given to these types of points in 1966 when they were first found in West Matanzas in Fulton County, Illinois.
Collector:
Williams, P.K.
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