Point
29-183-47
From: Japan | Hokkaido | Monbetsu
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-183-47 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan | Hokkaido | Monbetsu |
| Period | Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) |
| Date Made | Late Paleolithic, Japan - Yayoi |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Obsidian |
| Technique | Flaked |
| Description | Point. Flaked stone tool made of black obsidian. Triangular with small tang. Thin. Translucent. 29-183-47 is one of many stemmed points in the collection. 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 | 1.9 cm |
| Width | 1.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
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