Madison Point   Save
Gordon T. Kinder Collection
Description: This small, triangular Madison type biface was probably used as an arrowhead rather than a spear point. It is made of black flint and comes from the Monongahela Culture. The Monongahela people of the Upper Ohio Valley lived in stockaded farming villages in the river valleys and in the uplands. The upland sites may have been built on overland trails that were used for trade and communications. Monongahela dwellings were round, probably domed, huts with attached storage spaces. Some archaeologists believe that competition for farmland led to conflicts among villages. This may have resulted in the abandonment of the region by A.D. 1600. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A3502_000006_001
Subjects: Prehistoric peoples; Projectile points; Weapons, Prehistoric;
Places: Gordon T. Kinder Collection