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POINT, PROJECTILE

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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
UNIDENTIFIABLE
Date Range From
1700
Date Range To
BP
Materials
CHERT
Catalogue Number
P19739177000
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
UNIDENTIFIABLE
Date Range From
1700
Date Range To
BP
Materials
CHERT
No. Pieces
1
Height
0.8
Length
6.8
Width
3.3
Description
BROWN CHERT, CONTRACTING STEMMED (CORNER REMOVED). CONCAVE-STRAIGHT BASE. STRAIGHT LATERAL EDGES. CONVEX CROSS SECTION. PRESSURE FLAKING RETOUCH. MADE ON A LARGE FLAKE.
Subjects
INDIGENOUS
ARMAMENT-EDGED
Historical Association
ARCHAEOLOGY
History
NORTHERN PLAINS INDIGENOUS CULTURE. COLLECTED NEAR THE C.P.R. TRESTLE SITE AT LETHBRIDGE. REFER TO P19640757000-GA FOR GIFT CERTIFICATE. 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, MAHAR PROPOSED THE POINT WAS "UNIDENTIFIABLE".
Catalogue Number
P19739177000
Acquisition Date
1967-11
Collection
Museum
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