Accession No
1907.99
Description
One notched projectile point of opaque grey coloured stone, possibly quartzite and presumably used as an arrowhead. Bifacially worked; lenticular in cross section; proximal end tapering with straight edges into a pointed tip; flat basal end with one notch on either side.
Place
Americas; North America; United States of America; Virginia
Period
?Archaic ?Woodland ?Mississippian
Source
Gosset, Matthew William Edward (Major General; Sir) [donor]; Gosset, Philip Henry [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1907.99; MAA: 1907.716; AR 1907.448
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Quartzite
Local Term
Measurements
29mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Paper label adhered to object reading in black ink: 'Virginia, N. America. 1869-1870. Major Gl. M.W.E. Gosset: CB'.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
Context (Field collection)
Handwritten note reads: 'Nine arrowheads found by Philip Henry Gosset Esq. in Virginia in 1869-1870'.
Event Date 1869
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1907.99-107: 'Nine arrowheads and spearheads of various forms and material, including three of quartzite.'
Event Date 1907
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
One notched projectile point of opaque grey coloured stone, possibly quartzite and presumably used as an arrowhead. Bifacially worked; lenticular in cross section; proximal end tapering with straight edges into a pointed tip; flat basal end with one notch on either side.
Event Date 28/4/2025
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
FM:145742
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