Stringtown Point   Save
Earl Hisey Collection
Description: This Stringtown point is made of very dark gray flint that fades to gray at the tip; the tip is broken. There are white quartzite inclusions near the tip. It has a rectangular base and the top half, which is the blade, is triangular. This piece is from the Late Archaic Period. People of the Late Archaic were hunter-gatherers, and were among the first in the region to make metal artifacts from copper found near Lake Superior. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A3954_000027
Subjects: Prehistoric peoples; Projectile points; Weapons, Prehistoric;
Places: Earl Hisey Collection