Object ID:
1959.10.145
Object Name:
Point, Projectile
Dimensions:
H-0.953 W-5.872 L-14.762 cm
Description:
St. Charles Point., Early Archaic Period.
Identifying features include, Cornerd Notched (Tang Shape), Parallel Ovate (Blade Shape), Straight (Base Shape).
Identifying features include, Cornerd Notched (Tang Shape), Parallel Ovate (Blade Shape), Straight (Base Shape).
Collection:
Native American-Kohnke Collection
Date:
8500 - 6000 BCE
VE Exhibit Label 1:
The St. Charles Point was named by Edward Scully, a highly respected anthropologist from the University of Michigan who conducted extensive research in the Mississippi River valley. He named it for St. Charles county in Missouri where he first identified the type of point in 1951.
Collector:
Grutsmacher, A. D.
Site Name:
Wisconsin.
Related Publications:
Elder (1990:68-87).
Justice (1987:57-58).
Justice (1987:57-58).
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