Title	Dalton Point
Subject	Paleo-Indians Projectile points Weapons, Prehistoric
Time Period	Paleo-Indian
Description	The base of this triangular Dalton point curves inward. The base, and edges of the blade near the base, are ground. Above the ground portion of the blade, the edge has been resharpened and serrated. The point is made of flint that ranges from gray to dark gray in color. This piece comes from Paleo-Indian Culture. Paleo-Indians occupied Ohio between 15,000 and 9,000 years ago. They learned to thin their spear points and knife blades by careful flaking, called knapping, rather than by fluting. In the western plains of North America, Paleo-Indians hunted mammoths and other game; because they moved in herds, caribou may have been a favored prey.
Collection	Kettering / Thompson Collection
Source	WH04 Box AC0011; A 251/000063.003
Submitting Institution	Ohio History Connection
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Type	StillImage
File Name	A0251_000063_003.tif
Image Height	1500
Image Width	2096
File Size	9442000 Bytes
Format	picture; artifacts
Extent	23.6 mm wide, 51.1 mm long, 6.8 mm deep, 6 g weight.

Dalton Point

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