Barbed Harpoon Head

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NCOfficeofStateArchaeology
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Sketchfab
Polygon Count
180,000
Release Date
2020-05-01
License
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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This bone harpoon head was found at an American Indian village site on the Roanoke River in Halifax County, NC (31HX19). It measures 10.5 cm long and 2.7 cm wide. Similar harpoon heads have been found in the Chesapeake region at American Indian sites dating to the Middle Woodland Period, between 1,500 and 1,100 years ago. This model was produced by Mary Beth Fitts with 124 photogrpahs using the Agisoft Metashape software. (Credit: NCDNCR/OSA)