possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Paleoindian, Plains Archaic, Plains Woodland, and Plains Village Traditions Search this
Collector:
Arthur Whitcomb Buell, Non-Indian, 1879-1970 Search this
Previous owner:
Arthur Whitcomb Buell, Non-Indian, 1879-1970 Search this
Elizabeth Buell Kennedy (Betty Kennedy/Mrs. Sheldon W. Kennedy), Non-Indian, 1919-1998 Search this
Donor:
Elizabeth Buell Kennedy (Betty Kennedy/Mrs. Sheldon W. Kennedy), Non-Indian, 1919-1998 Search this
Object Name:
Flake/debitage
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Flaked/chipped
Dimensions:
3.9 x 3 x 1 cm
Object Type:
Materials: Waste
Place:
Salt Creek Oil Field north of Casper or Independence Rock near Sweetwater River; Natrona County; Wyoming; USA
Date created:
11,000 BC–AD 1800 (Late Paleoindian to Late Plains Village period)
Collection History:
Collected between 1925 and 1937 by Arthur W. Buell (1879-1970, a mining engineer who worked in Ecuador and the western United States); inherited by his daughter Elizabeth “Betty” Buell Kennedy (Mrs. Sheldon W. Kennedy, 1919-1998); donated to NMAI by Elizabeth Buell Kennedy in 1991 in memory of Arthur Whitcomb Buell.
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