Projectile Point

97-563-1410

From: United States of America | Pennsylvania | Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) | Chickies | Rock Retreat

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 97-563-1410
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | Pennsylvania | Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) | Chickies | Rock Retreat
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Rhyolite
Technique Chipped
Description

1 Point. Rhyolite, Transitional period "broad Perkiomen type" Short, point having been reworked. Shoulders forming obtuse angle, but have small fracture. Edge at base and adjoining long edges smoothed. Am.Philos.Soc.Trans.1881 Plate (5)3, fig.23

Length 3.1 cm
Width 2.8 cm
Thickness 0.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-563-1410 - Old Museum Number | 5778 - ANSP Number

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