Lanceolate Point, Prehistoric Stone Tool
name: label: Discipline
content: Anthropology
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: Notes
content: Lanceolate white quartz point with long narrow blade and rounded base. The object would have been attached to wooden shaft and used to hunt. The term lanceolate refers to the oval shape of the point. Quartz was a raw material often used to make projectile points. Overall measurements are 5.3 cm long and 2.3 cm at its widest point.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 15 Nov 2023
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO2654
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
physicalDescription: label: Material
content: Quartz