Lamoka Point   Save
Clifford M. Williams Collection
Description: This Lamoka point has a straight stem, but the base has been broken off. One blade edge is straight and the other is slightly excurvate. Lamoka points are found throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, and portions of Indiana, Michigan, West Virginia, and the eastern states. This particular point is from Glacial Kame Culture. The Glacial Kame people are noted for their emphasis on ceremony, but their daily lives were much like those of other Archaic cultures. They hunted with spears aided by spear throwers. Deer, their major source of meat, also provided antler tines that were made into tools for pressure flaking flint knives and spear points, or into harpoons for fishing. Deer leg bones were cut and ground into sharp-pointed awls for sewing and basket making. Slate and coal from glacial deposits were made into ornaments, perhaps for "everyday" use. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A3484_000052_002
Subjects: Prehistoric peoples; Projectile points; Weapons, Prehistoric;
Places: Clifford M. Williams Collection