Eden Points are a form of chipped stone
projectile point
In North American archaeological terminology, a projectile point is an object that was hafted to a weapon that was capable of being thrown or projected, such as a javelin, dart, or arrow. They are thus different from weapons presumed to have be ...
s associated with a sub-group of the larger
Plano culture
The Plano cultures is a name given by archaeologists to a group of disparate hunter-gatherer communities that occupied the Great Plains area of North America during the Paleo-Indian or Archaic period.
Distinguishing characteristics
The Plan ...
. Sometimes also called Yuma points, the first Eden points were discovered in washouts in
Yuma County, Colorado
Yuma County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,988. The county seat is Wray.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and ( ...
. They were first discovered ''in situ'' at an ancient
buffalo kill site near
Eden, Wyoming
Eden is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 281 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Eden is located at (42.063713, -109.440926).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a ...
by Harold J. Cook in 1941. The site, named after discoverer O. M. Finley, eventually yielded 24 projectile points, including eight Eden points, eight
Scottsbluff point
Scottsbluff is a city in Scotts Bluff County, in the western part of the state of Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. The population was 14,436 at the 2020 census. Scottsbluff is the largest city in the Nebraska Panhand ...
s and one complete
Cody point
Cody may refer to:
People
*Cody (given name)
*Cody (surname)
* Cody (wrestler), a ring name of Cody Runnels
Places Canada
*Cody, British Columbia
United States
* Cody, Florida
* Cody (Duluth), Minnesota
*Cody, Missouri
* Cody, Nebraska
*Cody, W ...
, both other sub-groups within the Plano group. Eden points are believed to have been used between 10,000 and 6,000 years ago by
paleo-indian hunters in the western plains.
Eden points have been discovered across the western plain states, including Wyoming, Colorado,
Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...
, and
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...
.
See also
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Other projectile points
References
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Projectile points