Harpoon Point, Unilateral
date: label: Accession Date
content: 31 Jan 1992
label: Collection Date
content: 1968 to 1975
name: label: Collector
content: George Phebus
label: Collector
content: Robert M. Drucker
label: Donor Name
content: George Phebus
label: Site Name
content: Par-Tee Site
notes: label: Notes
content: Prehistoric elk-bone harpoon point, unilateral. Radiometric dating indicates it is between 1400-1500 years old, AD 500 - 600. Collected by George Phebus and Robert M. Drucker in 1968 to 1975 from the Par-Tee Site (site number 35CT20) in Clatsop County, Oregon, a shell heap near Seaside, Oregon containing over 6300 tools and 100,000 vertebrate remains. The elk-bone harpoon's DNA sequence is identical to DNA from other elk bones found at Par-Tee, meaning the harpoon was made locally.
label: Notes
content: This object was on display in the National Museum of Natural History exhibit "Objects of Wonder", 2017 - 2024.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 21 Oct 2024
label: Site Number
content: 35CLT20
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Clatsop County, Oregon, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Prehistoric
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 361357
label: USNM Number
content: A536920-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Harpoon
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 19 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 2.1 cm