What was the purpose of this??

[worldtalker]

GOD Bless America ONCE again

Chris

 

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[Up-North]

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GOD Bless America ONCE again

Chris

You have a base to a point… it is missing the tip.
Without knowing what area it’s from.. I would take a guess on a Adena turkey tail, maybe from the Midwest…✌️

 

[worldtalker]

You have a base to a point… it is missing the tip.
Without knowing what area it’s from.. I would take a guess on a Adena turkey tail, maybe from the Midwest…✌️

Came from Western Massachusetts along the Connecticut River.

 

[BennyV]

Opossum circumciser obviously.

 

[Charl]

It’s the base of a Poplar Island point. In contrast to the date range shown at this website, Boudreau’s New England typology guide shows them as Transitional Archaic, and in the 4300-2900 BP range.

Poplar Island Contracting Stem

www.projectilepoints.net