Close Window

Title: Atlatl Weight

Collection Name: Neolithic Objects Found in Duxbury
Filename:
Catalog Reference:
External Catalog Reference:
Period or Date: 6000 BP
Object Type: Artifact
Description:
A spear throwing stick (atlatl) often had a stone counterweight attached (atlatl weight).

This specimen is half an atlatl weight (the other half broken off). It was found at the edge of a trail near Round Pond, Duxbury, Massachusetts.

Approximate age is 6000 BP (before present) or what is referred to as the Middle Archaic period.
Page Number: 0
Height:
Length:
Width:
Markings / Inscriptions:
Condition:
Viewed: 454 times