Adena Blades

Fast facts

  • Also called leaf-shaped blades
  • Relatively long and narrow proportions
  • Greatest width near middle of blade
  • Rounded base
  • Workmanship variable; some well-made, biconvex in cross section while others are more irregular in outline and thick in cross section
  • Size: 3 to 5 inches long
  • Early Adena: ca. 800 -300 BC
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    Adena Blades

    Artifact Type

    Blades