Micro-tool

64-12-18

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

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 64-12-18
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 cm
Width 1 cm
Credit Line Gift of John Witthoft, 1964

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