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Shaft Fragments
Approx. 4500 BP (Before the Present)
These wooden shaft fragments were likely from a dart, and represent roughly one third of its total length. Its age was determined through radiocarbon dating.
Darts with attached projectile points were commonly used by Native American peoples during the Archaic Period (8000 to 1800 years BP) to hunt game.
Wood (willow). L 20.9, W 1.1, Dia 1 cm
Yellowstone National Park, YELL 210552
Approx. 4500 BP (Before the Present)
These wooden shaft fragments were likely from a dart, and represent roughly one third of its total length. Its age was determined through radiocarbon dating.
Darts with attached projectile points were commonly used by Native American peoples during the Archaic Period (8000 to 1800 years BP) to hunt game.
Wood (willow). L 20.9, W 1.1, Dia 1 cm
Yellowstone National Park, YELL 210552