Lewistown, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Accession Date:
29 Dec 2016
Collection Date:
30 Jun 2003
Notes:
L-1738 (Tuscarora Quartzite): Direct collection from outcrop. Provenience includes bedrock and prehistoric quarry. Not a collection from archaeological context. Known collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, modern flint-knappers' work, and naturally-weathered specimens.
L-1738 (Tuscarora Quartzite): Collected samples from natural exposures near a prehistoric lithic workshop. Appears to have been used only for expedient tools.
Tuscarora, also known as Tuscarora Quartzite, is a white or light to medium gray chert. When weathered it becomes pink and is frequently iron-stained. It has a coarse texture. Deposits include large pieces that are frost fractured.
Geology remarks: Epoch- Silurian, Form- Tuscarora
Location remarks: Lewistown Narrows along Roaring Run, Juniata County, Pennsylvania; Much of central Pennsylvania
Archaeology remarks: Used prehistorically for expedient tools.
