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Celt/adze
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Object Number 98-23-10/55963
Display Title Celt/adze
Descriptions
Inventory Description Celt/adze
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Lincoln County / <City> / Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms Damariscotta River; Hodgdon's Island
Quantity 2

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience
Image Not Available for Celts or adze blades
96-24-40/49119 Celts or adze blades
Axe
Boden See
Lake Constance
4 basalt celts (adze type) - chipped, partially smoothed, flattish
39-70-60/6290 4 basalt celts (adze type) - chipped, partially smoothed, flattish
Axe
Kapgal Hill
3 chipped, pecked, unsmoothed basalt celts (adze type)
39-70-60/6289 3 chipped, pecked, unsmoothed basalt celts (adze type)
Adze
Kapgal Hill
Ground stone tools; celt and adze fragments
19-22-10/92915 Ground stone tools; celt and adze fragments
Ground Stone
Shell heap
Image Not Available for 1 polished stone celt; 2 polished stone adzes
33-23-60/390 1 polished stone celt; 2 polished stone adzes
Indochina
Image Not Available for Adzes
94-17-10/51013 Adzes
Ancient Indian Burial Place
11 ground stone adzes, 3 ground stone adze fragments
48-11-20/17871 11 ground stone adzes, 3 ground stone adze fragments
Adze
Chasnigua Farm
Ground stone adzes, and adze fragments
19-22-10/93319 Ground stone adzes, and adze fragments
Adze
Shell heap
Polished celt or adze - nephrite
94-57-70/R1979 Polished celt or adze - nephrite
Adze
Nissan Island
Partially smoothed stone celt (adze), broken
39-70-60/6317 Partially smoothed stone celt (adze), broken
Adze
Raw Material
Face Hill
North Hill
Polished stone adze, medium sized; polished stone celt, medium sized
36-1-50/1854 Polished stone adze, medium sized; polished stone celt, medium sized
Raw Material
Adze
French West Africa
Nigeria
Ground stone, adze
08-3-10/79727 Ground stone, adze
Adze
Hamilton County