Culture/People:

probably Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Excavator:

Clarence Bloomfield Moore (C.B. Moore), Non-Indian, 1852-1936  Search this

Previous owner:

Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)  Search this

Seller:

Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)  Search this

Object Name:

Disc-shaped object (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Stone

Techniques:

Ground

Object Type:

Unknown Function

Place:

Perkins Field, Black River; Independence County; Arkansas; USA

Date created:

AD 1000–1600 (Early to Late Mississippian period)

Collection History:

Excavated by archaeologist Clarence B. Moore (1852-1936) in 1909 or 1910; donated to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by C.B. Moore soon afterward; purchased by MAI from the Academy of Natural Sciences with other C.B. Moore collection materials in 1929.

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Catalog Number:

17/1581

Barcode:

171581.000

See related items:

Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture)

Unknown Function

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6737684a8-708d-4b32-ba59-4b01c47adfa9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_183707