HARDIN BARBED POINT PEORIA COUNTY, ILLINOIS PRIVATE COLLECTION
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This Hardin Barbed point is very skillfully made.
It's a good
representative example of the Early Archaic people's
flintknapping skill. This Hardin Barbed point was found several
years ago in north central Illinois in Peoria County. This point
most probably was used as a knife. Approximately half of the
length of the blade edges have been slightly beveled, indicating
that it was probably resharpened at least once. The edges are
very finely serrated with approximately 16 serrations to the inch.
This point is made of white and blue Burlington chert and it
measures 5 5/8 inches (14.2cm) long and 1 5/8 inches (4.1cm)
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