Point
Arrowhead
29-183-6
From: Japan | Hokkaido | Uragawa | Uragawa Hill
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 29-183-6 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) | Japanese |
Provenience | Japan | Hokkaido | Uragawa | Uragawa Hill |
Period | Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) |
Date Made | Late Paleolithic, Japan - Yayoi |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Obsidian |
Technique | Flaked |
Description | Point or arrowhead. Diamond shaped bifacially retouched tool. Projections at sides. Long point. Projections at widest point. Short rounded end. Black opaque obsidian. 29-183-6 is one of many stemmed points in the collection. It is particularly similar to 29-183-7 only slightly smaller. Stemmed points or arrowheads appear in sites from the Late Paleolithic to Yayoi Period. Without context arrowheads such as these can only be assigned a broad date range. |
Length | 4.9 cm |
Width | 1.9 cm |
Thickness | 0.5 cm |
Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
Other Number | None - Field No SF |
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