Accession No
1904.402 D
Description
One projectile point made of flaked stone, possibly an arrowhead. Plano-convex cross-section; the point has a triangular blade edge with rounded shoulders; it is notched on one corner and the basal end is missing. Bifacially worked and retouched around the edges.
Place
Americas; North America; United States of America; Virginia; Amelia County
Period
?Archaic ?Woodland ?Mississippian
Source
Guillemard, Francis Henry Hill (Dr) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1904.402 D
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
70mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1904.367-402 [D]: '36 javelin and arrow heads (notched, leaf-shaped and triangular) of quartzite (two of other stone).'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Field collection)
Handwritten note reads: 'Artifacts from the district of Amelia Court House, Virginia, USA.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1904.367-402 [D]: 'Part of series of projectile points of quartz and stone.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Larger point [than 1904.402 C] with the beginnings of the outline of an arrowhead.
Event Date 4/12/2003
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
One projectile point made of flaked stone, possibly an arrowhead. Plano-convex cross-section; the point has a triangular blade edge with rounded shoulders; it is notched on one corner and the basal end is missing. Bifacially worked and retouched around the edges.
Event Date 28/4/2025
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
FM:326788
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