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  • Western Illinois projectile points

    May 17, 2019 11:45 am by Dave Nolan
    serrated Kirk cluster point

    The c. 9000-years-old serrated Kirk cluster point was broken and reworked into a drawshave-type of hafted tool displaying a needle tip.

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    The Matanzas point (c. 5300-year old) is made from non-local chert, found in Schuyler and Cass counties.

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    The small probable Late Archaic (c. 3000 years old) dart is similar to other points more commonly found in eastern and southeastern Illinois but have local correlates in the western part of the state as well.”

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