Micro-tool

64-12-11

From: United States of America | Louisiana | Belzoni | Jaketown Site

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 64-12-11
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Poverty Point Culture
Provenience United States of America | Louisiana | Belzoni | Jaketown Site
Culture Area Southeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Chert
Technique Chipped
Description

Poverty point culture (see 64-12-1). Representing highly retouched bladelets made into concave-edged, pointed tools; unifacially flaked. Used as side-scrapers in shaping wooden and bone tools. This is the only finished flint tool of the Poverty Point complex.

Length 2.5 cm
Width 0.8 cm
Credit Line Gift of John Witthoft, 1964

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