EDEN POINT
This Eden point was found on
the Finley bison kill site in Sweetwater County near Eden, Wyoming
sometime in the 1940's. It's very well made with uniform collateral
pressure flaking and a diamond cross-section. The point has a burin type
break from an impact. This Eden point dates to the Paleo-Indian period
and it was probably propelled through the air with a throwing stick
(atlatl). It's made from a semi-translucent dark amber colored
chert and measures 3 9/16 inches (9 cm) long. THE FINLEY BISON
KILL SITE
The Finley site is a Paleo-Indian bison kill site. It was discovered in
1939 by O.M. Finley. Various excavations of the site in the 1940's
produced 24 projectile points. Six were classified as Scottsbluff points,
and eight as Eden points. One complete Cody knife was also found.
EDEN POINTS
Eden
points were first discovered in Yuma County, Colorado blow-outs
during the 1930's but none were found in situ until the spring of
1940 when Harold J. Cook spent several days digging in a site
discovered by O. M. Finley. The Eden point was named by H. M.
Wormington after the town of Eden, Wyoming. The Eden type site was
named the Finley site in honor of O. M. Finley who discovered it. |