Atlatl Projectile Point (3500 bp)

From Swift Current Museum

Accession Number 2007.16.11

Date 3500 bp

Description White projectile point. The point has a concave base, wide side notches or a narrow stem, and straight edges up to the tip. Given its shape, this seems to be an atlatl dart point. Atlatls or spearthrowers were used to hunt smaller game, and were popular during the Middle Period, 7500 to 2000 years before present (BP). Looking more at details, the specific shape of the point resembles that of Hanna points from about 3,900 to 3,500 years before present (BP).

Materials Stone

Category Archaeology,