Side Notched Point, Prehistoric Stone Tool
name: label: Discipline
content: Anthropology
label: Region
content: US Mid Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV)
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Geologic Age
content: Middle Archaic to La
label: Notes
content: Side notched white quartz point with a narrow triangular blade, expanding stem, and straight base. Overall measurements are 5.8 cm long and 2.2 cm at its widest point. Possible Normanskill point. Probably dates from the Middle to Late Archaic; 7000 B.C. - 1250 B.C.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 15 Oct 2020
place: label: Collecting Locality
content: Zekiah Swamp (18CH9), North America, United States, Maryland, Charles County
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
culture: label: Culture
content: Archaic
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO2307
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
physicalDescription: label: Material
content: Quartz