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Barnes point

Unknownc. 8700 BC

Royal Ontario Museum

Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto, Canada

This is a point made by people living in Ontario more than ten thousand years ago. This point has a flake removed from the bottom to the mid-section of the point, creating what is called a fluted point. The distinctive outflared ears at the base make it a Barnes type of point. These points were attached to spears for hunting large game like caribou.

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  • Title: Barnes point
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date: c. 8700 BC
  • Physical Dimensions: w2.2 cm
  • Provenance: Gift of Mr. G.W. Marshall
  • Type: Point
  • Rights: Royal Ontario Museum
  • Medium: Stone
  • Period: Paleo-Indian
  • Length: 5.9
  • Excavation: Brant Co., Ontario, Canada
  • Accession Number: 981.213.1
Royal Ontario Museum

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