| agent |
unknown (Native American hunter) |
| culturalContext |
Native American |
| date |
ca. 7,500 BCE-400 BCE (creation) |
| description |
In the sequence of North American pre-Columbian cultural stages first proposed by
Gordon Willey and Philip Phillips in 1958, the Archaic period was the second period
of human occupation in the Americas, from around 8000 BCE to 1000 BCE although as
its ending is defined by the adoption of sedentary farming, this date can vary significantly
across the Americas. The Woodland period of North American pre-Columbian cultures
refers to the time period from roughly 1000 BCE to 1000 CE in the eastern part of
North America. The term "Woodland" was coined in the 1930s and refers to prehistoric
sites between the Archaic period and the Mississippian cultures. Some Woodland peoples
continued to use spears and atlatls until the end of the period, when they were replaced
by bows and arrows. This collection has 56 items, lengths range 36 mm to 64 mm (1
3/8 to 2 1/2 inches).
Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 5/31/2009) [description source] |
| inscription |
|
| location |
University of Michigan, Museum of Anthropology (Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States) |
| material |
flint; vitric tuff; rhyolite |
| measurements |
lengths range 36 mm to 64 mm (1 3/8 to 2 1/2 inches) |
| relation |
|
| rights |
|
| source |
Core 4 Sample Database (VCat) |
| stateEdition |
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| stylePeriod |
Native North American; Pre-Columbian (American); Woodland Tradition |
| subject |
military; war; hunting; warfare |
| technique |
chipping |
| textref |
Bannerstone Site: 20 MR 52 |
| title |
Collection of points [arrowheads] from Bannerstone site [descriptive, true, en]
Netting and Kirk points from the Bannerstone Site [repository, false, en] |
| worktype |
weapon components; arrowheads; weapon components; projectile points |
