POINT, PROJECTILE
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- PLAINS SIDE-NOTCHED ARROWHEAD
- Date Range From
- 550
- Date Range To
- 250 BP
- Materials
- CHERT
- Catalogue Number
- P19738010000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- PLAINS SIDE-NOTCHED ARROWHEAD
- Date Range From
- 550
- Date Range To
- 250 BP
- Materials
- CHERT
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 0.4
- Length
- 1.6
- Width
- 1.5
- Description
- MOTTLED GREY & WHITE CHERT. STRAIGHT BASAL EDGE. BROKEN TIP. BASE IS THE WIDEST PART.
- Subjects
- INDIGENOUS
- ARMAMENT-EDGED
- Historical Association
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- History
- NORTHERN PLAINS. IN 2009, UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE PLAINS ARCHAEOLOGY STUDENT FALLON MAHAR SURVEYED THE GALT'S POINT AND STONE TOOL COLLECTION AND, USING A TEMPLATE DEVELOPED IN COORDINATION WITH PROF. BUBEL AND REFERENCE BOOK "ALBERTA IN STONE", PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON THE GALT'S COLLECTION. CONCEQUENTLY, THIS POINT WAS IDENTIFIED AS A "PLAINS SIDE-NOTCHED ARROWHEAD". ADDITIONALLY, MAHAR QUESTIONED THE ORIGINAL 1200 - 1750 DATE, PROPOSING IT'S CLOSER TO 550 - 250 BP.
- Catalogue Number
- P19738010000
- Acquisition Date
- 1973-03
- Collection
- Museum
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