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Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

Culture/People:
possibly South Appalachian Mississippian: Lamar (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Excavator:
Margaret E. Ashley (Margaret E. Ashley Towle), Non-Indian, 1902-1985  Search this
Donor:
Margaret E. Ashley (Margaret E. Ashley Towle), Non-Indian, 1902-1985  Search this
Object Name:
Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Flaked/chipped
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
12 miles southeast of Milledgeville; Oconee River; Milledgeville; Baldwin County; Georgia; USA
Date created:
AD 1300-1580 (Late Mississippian period)
Collection History:
Excavated in 1926 by archaeologist Margaret E. Ashley (Margaret E. Ashley-Towle, 1902-1985) when she was a student at Columbia University; donated to MAI by Margaret E. Ashley in 1927.
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Catalog Number:
15/2119
Barcode:
152119.000
See related items:
South Appalachian Mississippian: Lamar (archaeological culture)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d8de9956-1c24-475c-aee1-2b373d8c1b53
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_163348