"Kerned Spade"
projectile point, probable arrowhead, found at the north end of Crooked Crossing, Ottawa, by Ben & Evelyn Walker.
after the spring flooding of 2o19 redistributed the thin layer of soil & other particulates that underlies the north section of the lane directly over bedrock, various larger bits of stone, bone, glass, porcelain, metal & other material has continually surfaced as the path's surface is disturbed by use & rain.
this is the first pre-colonial artefact known to be found at this particular location. it is chipped semirandomly in red flint with a median-ridged excurvate blade with more or less horizontal shoulders over a flat-based straight stem, what would appear to be an Adena Narrow Blade (were it not so small, its total length not too much more than an inch), which suggests its manufacture at at least some 75o years ago.
personally, i suspect it of slightly more recent origin, considering the dovetail notches on both sides of the base, permitting its insertion into a corresponding notch in a wooden shaft, which detail i've failed to find illustrated as yet.
this is in no way to be regarded as fact but it's as close as i can get with the finding aids at hand.
"Kerned Spade"
projectile point, probable arrowhead, found at the north end of Crooked Crossing, Ottawa, by Ben & Evelyn Walker.
after the spring flooding of 2o19 redistributed the thin layer of soil & other particulates that underlies the north section of the lane directly over bedrock, various larger bits of stone, bone, glass, porcelain, metal & other material has continually surfaced as the path's surface is disturbed by use & rain.
this is the first pre-colonial artefact known to be found at this particular location. it is chipped semirandomly in red flint with a median-ridged excurvate blade with more or less horizontal shoulders over a flat-based straight stem, what would appear to be an Adena Narrow Blade (were it not so small, its total length not too much more than an inch), which suggests its manufacture at at least some 75o years ago.
personally, i suspect it of slightly more recent origin, considering the dovetail notches on both sides of the base, permitting its insertion into a corresponding notch in a wooden shaft, which detail i've failed to find illustrated as yet.
this is in no way to be regarded as fact but it's as close as i can get with the finding aids at hand.