Accession No
Z 11420 G-H
Description
Two projectile points made of flaked stone, probably knives. Biconvex cross-section; both have an elongate triangular shape and blade, straight base. Bifacially worked and retouched around the edges.
Place
Americas; North America; United States of America; Wisconsin; Dane County; Madison
Period
?Archaic
Source
?Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [donor]; Hawes, Charles Henry [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 11420 G-H
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Chert
Local Term
Measurements
85mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
G-H: Probably knives
Event Date
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
Context (Other owners)
See also 1922.1215, 1926.195, 1927.226 and Z 40220 for material from the same place by the same collector, Professor Charles H. Hawes, Dartmouth College, which came to the museum through different donors.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten note found with Z 11420 A-H: 'From Village sites in the Four Lakes Region, about Madison, Dane Co. Wisconsin. From Prof. C.H. Hawes, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire.' Identical to the note found with 1926.195.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
For Z 11420 A-H: 'Eight chert implements, flaked.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Two projectile points made of flaked stone, probably knives. Biconvex cross-section; both have an elongate triangular shape and blade, straight base. Bifacially worked and retouched around the edges.
Event Date 10/4/2025
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
FM:326630
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