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Fort Smith National Historic Site
August 2007 Artifact of the Month
prehistoric flint hoe
Prehistoric Flint Hoe
2 1/4" length
Accession# 8 1964
 

AUGUST 2007 ARTIFACT OF THE MONTH

Prehistoric Flint Hoe

This chipped flint hoe was found during an archeological excavation at Belle Point, overlooking the Arkansas and Poteau Rivers.  It is characteristic of the hoes found at Caddoan and Mississippian period sites and was therefore made and used after 900 C.E. (Common Era) 

The characteristic sheen or "corn gloss" is a result of its use in digging in the soil.  The cutting edge of this hoe has been broken, possibly as a result of striking an object in the ground.
Entrance to Visitor Center on south end of building  

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Fort Smith National Historic Site completed a major renovation of their Visitor Center in the summer of 2000.

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