Chert Arrowhead

14,000 BC - 9000 BC
Chert
Abu Hureyra
0.5 cm x 2.0 cm x 6.5 cm
A61860

Oriental Institute Museum

Artifact Description

Chert Arrowhead

This elongated arrowhead is made of a brown stone known as chert. It would originally have been fastened to a wooden shaft and shot from a bow, most likely for the purpose of hunting small animals.

Suggested Readings

Hunter, Erica. First Civilizations: Cultural Atlas for Young People. New York: Facts on File, 1994.

Kramer, Samuel Noah. Cradle of Civilization. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1967.

Roaf, Michael. Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East. New York: Facts on File, 1990.

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