Point, Stone
- Object Name:
- Point, Stone
- Object ID:
- 1993.592.02
- Creator:
- Eastern Woodland Indians (Garvin'S Falls NH)
- Place of Origin:
- Garvins Fallls, NH
- Description:
- Point, medium brown stone, biface. Shape from top, long triangle. One edge almost straight. Opposite edge curves inward toward missing front point. Back edge straight and slightly concave. In cross section flattened oval. Longitudinally cross section flat with slight taper front and back ends. Surfaces worn but look napped due to many small planes along edges. Near back edge on sides, slight grooves. Paper tag, pencil writing: "projectile point / felsite / Garvins Falls / c. 1500 yrs. old. Woodland Period.
- Material:
- Stone
- Dimensions:
- W-0.8 L-1.5 D-0.25 inches Weight-0.15 oz
- Provenance:
- Papper wrapped around artifact reads "projectile point / felsite / Garvin Falls c.1500yrs. old"
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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