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Obsidian Projectile Point

Hohokam1100/1450

S'edav Va'aki Museum (formerly the Pueblo Grande Museum)

S'edav Va'aki Museum (formerly the Pueblo Grande Museum)
Phoenix, United States

Triangular stemless projectile point manufactured from translucent dark gray obsidian. Edges of blade are evenly serrated, some tips of the serrations are broken. Base has a slight indentation. Tip is missing as well as the end of each tang. Recovered from a pit located in a habitation area at Pueblo Grande. Pueblo Grande was a large village located at the headgates of a major canal system. Occupied as early as AD 500, the site reached its greatest extent during the Classic Period. Museum Accession: 1996.17

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  • Title: Obsidian Projectile Point
  • Creator: Hohokam
  • Date: 1100/1450
  • Physical Location: Pueblo Grande Archaeological Site, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
  • Type: stone
S'edav Va'aki Museum (formerly the Pueblo Grande Museum)

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