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Collector:
Richard K. Meyer  Search this
Donor Name:
Richard K. Meyer  Search this
Site Name:
Craig Mound  Search this
Weight - Object:
ca. 105.9 g
Culture:
Prehistoric  Search this
Object Type:
Dipper
Place:
Spiro, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States, North America
Accession Date:
30 Dec 1966
Notes:
Style: Unclassified Raw Material 2: Busycon sinistrum Element: Upper body fragments Manufacturing Notes: One has nicely curved lines, other w/ concentric circle and center dot has poorly curved circles. Surface Modification: Incised Symbols: Concentric circles and spiral Residue: Thick yellow brown sediment on outer shell Comments: Both on Phillips & Brown A-2 (Pre-Columbian Shell Engravings from Craig Mound at Spiro, Oklahoma). From 2 different shells.
Record Last Modified:
1 Oct 2015
Site Number:
34LF40
Specimen Count:
2
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
272249
USNM Number:
A448877-1
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ad55224e-159b-46ab-aaab-5389e5326229
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8200968