Levanna Point   Save
Gordon T. Kinder Collection
Description: This large, triangular Levanna point has a moderately concave face, slightly incurvate sides, and a long, narrow tip. Part of one ear is missing and the body of the point is slightly curved. The flint biface is light red and red in color. This piece comes from Monongahela Culture. The Monongahela people of the Upper Ohio Valley lived in stockaded farming villages in the river valleys and in the uplands. The upland sites may have been built on overland trails that were used for trade and communications. Monongahela dwellings were round, probably domed, huts with attached storage spaces. Some archaeologists believe that competition for farmland led to conflicts among villages. This may have resulted in the abandonment of the region by A.D. 1600. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A3502_000006_002
Subjects: Prehistoric peoples; Projectile points; Weapons, Prehistoric;
Places: Gordon T. Kinder Collection