POINT, PROJECTILE
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- DUNCAN DARTPOINT
- Date Range From
- 4200
- Date Range To
- 3000 BP
- Materials
- CHALCEDONY
- Catalogue Number
- P19739207000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- DUNCAN DARTPOINT
- Date Range From
- 4200
- Date Range To
- 3000 BP
- Materials
- CHALCEDONY
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 0.6
- Length
- 3.1
- Description
- GREY-WHITE CHALCEDONY. STRAIGHT BASE (BASALLY GROUND). CONVEX LATERAL EDGES. CONVEX CROSS SECTION. BIFACIALLY FLAKED. ONE SIDE OF BASE BROKEN; OPPOSITE SHOULDER MISSING.
- 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, SHE CALLED THE POINT A "DUNCAN DARTPOINT" VERSUS THE RECORD'S ORIGINAL "HANNA POINT"AND QUESTIONED THE RECORD'S ORIGINAL 1700 DATE , PROPOSING IT'S CLOSER TO 4200 - 3000 BP (MIDDLE PERIOD).
- Catalogue Number
- P19739207000
- Acquisition Date
- 1973-06
- Collection
- Museum
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