Point
Arrowhead
| Object Number: | 2329 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Jomon (uncertain) Yayoi (uncertain) Japanese |
| Provenience: | Japan Honshu Chubu Region Nagano Prefecture Shinshiu |
| Period: | Jomon (uncertain) Yayoi (uncertain) |
| Date Made: | Paleolithic, Japan - Yayoi |
| Early Date: | -200000 |
| Late Date: | 250 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Stone |
| Technique: | Flaked Chipped |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Francis C. Macauley, Esq., 1890 |
| Other Number: | None - Field No SF None - Other Number |
Description
Point or arrowhead. Plump triangule with concave base. Retouched on both sides. Translucent obsidian. This is one of more than forty bifacially retouched arrowheads with concave bases in the collection. This form of arrowhead occurs in sites from the Jomon to Yayoi Period. They can be found throughout Japan.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Abbott, Charles C. 1890. Annual report of the Curator of the Museum of American Archaeology in connection with the University of Pennsylvania.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pg. 32 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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