St. Albans Side-Notched Point   Save
Clifford Anderson Collection
Description: This small projectile point is of the St. Albans Side-Notched type. It has a triangular blade and a narrow, rectangular stem with a shallow V-shaped indentation in the center. One of the ears of the base is broken. The point is made from white flint mottled with pinkish gray and comes from the Early Archaic Period. The Archaic cultures in Ohio existed from about 6,000 B.C. to 1,000 B.C. Their economy was based primarily on hunting and gathering, but they did experiment with cultivating squash. Most Ohio sites are seasonal camps, created as the Indians moved due to the weather and the availability of food sources. Archaic peoples hunted smaller game than their Paleoindian predecessors, who pursued mastodons and giant beavers. The Archaic people hunted deer, elk, bear, rabbit, quail, and wild turkey. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A2121_000332_019
Subjects: Prehistoric peoples; Projectile points; Weapons, Prehistoric;
Places: Clifford Anderson Collection