Eden Points are a form of chipped stone

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s associated with a sub-group of the larger Plano culture. Sometimes also called Yuma points, the first Eden points were discovered in washouts in

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. They were first discovered ''in situ'' at an ancient buffalo kill site near Eden, Wyoming, by Harold J. Cook in 1941. Named after archaeologist O. M. Finley, the Finley Site eventually yielded 24 projectile points, including eight Eden points, eight

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s and one complete Cody point, both other sub-groups within the Plano group. Eden points are believed to have been used between 10,000 and 6,000 years ago by

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hunters in the western plains. Eden points have been discovered across the western plain states, including Wyoming, Colorado,

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, and

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* * {{Prehistoric technology, state=expanded Projectile points Archaic period in North America

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