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Bannerstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight) (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

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:
Bannerstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight) (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Ground, drilled
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Pickensville; Pickens County; Alabama; USA
Date created:
3000–1000 BC (Late Archaic period)
Collection History:
Collected or excavated by archaeologist Clarence B. Moore (1852-1936) at an unknown date; 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:
17/2702
Barcode:
172702.000
See related items:
Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f4435759-11c9-4b21-8110-046e3cc2663e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_184671