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Points - Tourist Gift Shop – Video

Many historic places have a gift shop selling replica projectile points as fun souvenirs, but they should not be mistaken for real artifacts. MVAC Senior Research Associate Dr. Connie Arzigian explains some of the differences that archaeologists use to distinguish these gift shop finds from real artifacts.

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