Accession No

1907.101


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 rounded with retouched edge; 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

1907.101; MAA: 1907.718; AR 1907.450


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Quartzite


Local Term


Measurements

26mm


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 rounded with retouched edge; flat basal end with one notch on either side.
Event Date 28/4/2025
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


FM:145744

Images (Click to view full size):