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A Copper Plummet from Poverty Point, Louisiana

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Robert E. Bell
Robert E. Bell*
Affiliation:
University of Oklahoma Norman, Okla.
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Upon examination of a series of artifacts found at the Poverty Point site, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, in the collection of James Durham of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, I noted one plummet made of native copper (Fig. 1). As copper objects are unreported for the Poverty Point site (Haag and Webb 1953), it is worthwhile to note the existence of this specimen.

The plummet is made of native copper, probably hammered into shape from a copper nugget. It measures 48 mm. in length, 20 mm. in diameter and is perforated for suspension. The plummet was picked up on the surface at the Poverty Point site by James Durham's brother, F. M. Durham, in 1944. According to F. M. Durham the specimen was found south of the large mound, in the area between the mound and the river.

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American Antiquity , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , July 1956 , pp. 80
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1956

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References

Haag, W. G. and Webb, C. H. 1953 Microblades at Poverty Point Sites. American Antiquity, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 245-8. Salt Lake City.Google Scholar