Banner stone 92.1.126.2

Dublin Core

Title

Banner stone 92.1.126.2

Description

The banner stone is used as an atlatl weight which is attached to throwing spears. This was likely used for the purpose of hunting, and may have been used as a counter-balance weight in some cases. This tool may also have been prey specific, being utilized in the hunting of white tailed deer in the eastern woodlands of North America.

Files

92.1.126.2a.jpg
92.1.126.2b.jpg

Citation

“Banner stone 92.1.126.2,” ARC@SMU, accessed March 28, 2024, https://arcsmu.omeka.net/items/show/13.