Micro-tool
64-12-7
From: United States of America | Louisiana | Belzoni | Jaketown Site
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 64-12-7 |
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 | 4.2 cm |
Width | 1.1 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of John Witthoft, 1964 |
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