Ohio man finds 15,000-year-old flint spear tip
- From: Jack Linthicum <jacklinthicum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:54:13 -0800 (PST)
This is interesting. From Clovis-first and 12,000 years give or take
we now can identify a spear point to 3,000 years earlier. Perhaps it
had an inscription, in Chinese, "Made in 13,000 BC"
Ohio man finds 15,000-year-old flint spear tip
By Associated Press
POSTED: 02:28 p.m. EST, Dec 11, 2007
HEATH, Ohio: A spear point found in a central Ohio field by a farmer
has been identified by archeologists as being used by hunters to kill
mastodons about 15,000 years ago.
Forty-four-year-old Don Johnson of Heath found the Clovis point about
four years ago while on a walk.
Brad Lepper, an archaeologist with the Ohio Historical Society, says
the point is one of the only remaining types of evidence of the Clovis
Paleo-Indians. The group, named for their weapons, used the points for
about 500 years.
Experts say the point is made of Coshocton flint, a grade of stone
used for weapons and tools.
Find this article at:
http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/12364086.html
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