Culture/People:

probably Late Archaic Tradition (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:

Spherical/ball-shaped object (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Stone

Techniques:

Ground

Object Type:

Unknown Function

Place:

Calhoun site, Green River; Calhoun; McLean County; Kentucky; USA

Date created:

3000-1000 BC (Late Archaic period)

Collection History:

Excavated by archaeologist Clarence B. Moore (1852-1936), probably in 1915 or 1916; 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:

17/1942

Barcode:

171942.000

See related items:

Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture)

Unknown Function

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws651f09df2-7a54-434a-a255-55594384aed7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_183748