Culture/People:

possibly South Appalachian Mississippian: Lamar (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:

Swamp field mound; Mitchell's Lake Mounds, Altamaha River; Wayne County; Georgia; USA

Date created:

AD 1300-1580 (Late Mississippian period)

Collection History:

Excavated by archaeologist Clarence B. Moore (1852-1936) in 1897 or 1898; 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:

17/1671

Barcode:

171671.000

See related items:

South Appalachian Mississippian: Lamar (archaeological culture)

Unknown Function

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67c28f0a7-20e4-4b02-9776-65fc29f700a8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_183934