Lanceolate Point   Save
James L. Smith Collection
Description: This leaf-shaped Lanceolate projectile point tapers to the base, which is broken. It is made of flint that is very dark gray and light gray in color. There is a chip missing from one edge of the blade. This piece was made by Paleoindians, who occupied Ohio between 15,000 and 9,000 years ago. In the western plains of North America, Paleoindians hunted mammoths and other game; because they moved in herds, caribou may have been a favored prey. Lanceolate points were a later development in Paleoindian technology. Sometimes a Paleoindian flintknapper would made a tool of special elegance - perhaps they saw an artistic value to their work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A0306_000063_001
Subjects: Paleoindians; Projectile points; Weapons, Prehistoric;
Places: James L. Smith Collection