Collector:

J. D. Holland  Search this

Roger Ashton  Search this

Stefana Paskoff  Search this

Donor Name:

Estate Of John D. Holland  Search this

Object Type:

Stone

Place:

Flately Brook, Washington County, New York, United States, North America

Accession Date:

29 Dec 2016

Collection Date:

May 1992

Notes:

L-450 (Normanskill Chert): Direct collection from outcrop. Provenience includes a prehistoric quarry. Not a collection from archaeological context. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, and naturally-weathered specimens.

L-450 (Normanskill Chert)

Normanskill Chert is also known as Coxsackie, Deepkill, Flately Brook Flint, Hudson, River, Mt. Merino, Pleasantdale, or Pleasantville. It is a greenish, shades of green to opaque black chert. When weathered it becomes white to light gray. It may have graptolite inclusions. It has a medium to very fine grain texture. Deposits include tabular and bedded.

Geology remarks: Epoch- Ordovician, Series- Late Ordovician, Group- Normanskill, Form- Normanskill Shale

Location remarks: Flately Brook quarries, Easton Township, Washington, NY; Flint Mine Hill, Green Co., NY; West Athens Hill

Archaeology remarks: Fint Mine Hill quarried; West Athens Hill quarries; Pleasantville quarried; Flately Brook quaries; Fluted points, Kilmer Site, Steuben Co., NY

Record Last Modified:

22 Nov 2019

Specimen Count:

11

Topic:

Archaeology  Search this

Accession Number:

2071475

USNM Number:

A598971-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/360bd2ee0-f214-437a-921d-8b5bed65e913

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_12616544