A Guide to Projectile Points of Iowa, Part 1: Paleoindian, Late Paleoindian, Early Archaic, and Middle Archaic Points (Bur Oak Guide)

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“Projectile point” is a collective term for spear and dart points, arrowheads, and hafted knives. The many Native Americans who have inhabited Iowa shaped points primarily of quite a lot of cherts and chalcedonies found in the community or traded regionally. The single point types illustrated in this two-part guide, the first to provide color photographs to scale for all sorts found in Iowa, show the wide variety of variability as forms evolved from the Paleoindian period, 11,100–10,750 BC, to the Late Prehistoric period, AD 1000–1200.

The two beautifully illustrated parts depict a total of sixty-one full-size stone point types in color by archaeological period. References are provided for those wishing to be informed more about each type shown. Archaeologist Joseph Tiffany lists the stone type for each point in addition to its estimated range of use based on calibrated radiocarbon age, catalog number, and the county where it used to be found. By providing actual-size color images of the typed points, each part is really easy to use in the field, lab, or classroom.

From the highly finished Clovis points of the Paleoindian period to the delicate notched and stemmed points of the Woodland period, these tangible remnants of vanished cultures reveal the huge changes in the lifeways of Iowa’s native populations through the years. Lay and professional archaeologists, collectors, students, and enthusiasts will appreciate the wonderful thing about the photos and the usefulness of the information in this pocket guide to Iowa projectile points.

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