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Collector:
Richard K. Meyer  Search this
Donor Name:
Richard K. Meyer  Search this
Site Name:
Craig Mound  Search this
Length - Object:
ca. 8 cm
Width - Object:
ca. 3 cm
Weight - Object:
ca. 140.7 g
Culture:
Prehistoric  Search this
Object Type:
Copper
Place:
Spiro, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States, North America
Accession Date:
30 Dec 1966
Notes:
Style: Embossed Element: Medium fragments Alteration: Chemical Manufacturing Notes: Relief - no incising Design: Straight and curved lines Surface Modifaction: Repousse Symbols: Diamonds Residue: Plant fragments. Basket impression (.5cm wide). Use Trace: Broken but some breakage is recent. Other breakage is prehistoic because the edges have weathered. Flat, some layered. Refits: 2 pcs in this group refit and have a pattern of raised diamonds. Comments: Size range = all pieces <8cm x 3cm, >3cm x 2 cm, except for 1 pc 5.5 x 5.5 cm. Part 3 of 11
Record Last Modified:
1 Oct 2015
Site Number:
34LF40
Specimen Count:
16
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
272249
USNM Number:
A448715-2
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e21e5a9c-94ca-4e9c-9716-411bab404637
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8551312