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 ...
s associated with a sub-group of the larger
Plano culture. Sometimes also called Yuma points, the first Eden points were discovered in washouts in
Yuma County, Colorado. They were first discovered ''in situ'' at an ancient
buffalo kill site near
Eden, Wyoming 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 points and one complete
Cody point, 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 sout ...
, 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 Columb ...
.
See also
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Other projectile points
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