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Turkey Tail

Late Archaic and Early Woodland (3000-100 B.C.) Turkey Tail spear point or knife. Turkey Tail points have a wide geographic distribution and are found across much of the Great Lakes and Midwest regions, in portions of New York, Connecticut, and into southern Ontario. They are extensively distributed across the landscape from floodplains to the uplands.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Accession #: 802599

Turkey Tail

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