Point

97-563-8564

From: United States of America | Tennessee (uncertain) | Blount County

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 97-563-8564
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | Tennessee (uncertain) | Blount County
Culture Area Southeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Chalcedony
Description

Gray; evidently attempt to rework flat blade segment into stemmed point; blade is elongated and spalls have been removed along both edges; steep retouch of stem edges (from opposite faces) indicated the spalls had been removed along their edges also; tip of blade has several spall removals and may have been used as burin-like tool.

Length 5.8 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Width 2.6 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Thickness 0.6 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-563-8564 - Old Museum Number | 25935 - ANSP Number

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