Projectile point (Arrowhead)

Description

This quartz arrowhead has a triangular body and a small rectangular projection at its base. Its sharp edges and point were created by a process known as “knapping” or “flintknapping.” Knappers remove flakes from a stone by striking it with a tool, sometimes simply another stone, in order to shape and refine it into the desired form. This arrowhead may have been made by a Native American artisan, possibly from the Maryland or Virginia area.