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Object Number 22-34-10/G3850
Display Title Chips
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone and ground stone, including flakes, a projectile point tip, a side-notched projectile point base, a ground stone fragment with incised notches, and a groundstone fragment of possibly sandstone with incised banding
Classification
  • Fragment
  • Flake
  • Projectile Point
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / <County> / <City> / Shell heaps
Intrasite Shell heaps
Additional Geographic Terms Sewarch Island
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 6.9 × 3.8 × 1.8 cm (2 11/16 × 1 1/2 × 11/16 in.)
Quantity 26
Label on object G3850
Provenance
Provenance Dr. Warren King Moorehead (?)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience
Chips and broken spearpoints
76-46-10/10331 Chips and broken spearpoints
Stemmed biface
Stemmed Projectile Point
Triangular Projectile Point
Flake
Biface
Essex County
61 chips quartz & limestone; 78 chips stone; 2 chips bone-like material
970-12-10/50716 61 chips quartz & limestone; 78 chips stone; 2 chips bone-like material
Projectile Point
Chipping debris
Faunal Remain
Neville
Image Not Available for Stone chips (10 w/o numbers)
49-61-10/34747 Stone chips (10 w/o numbers)
CC 160
1 bag charcoal bits; 41 pieces charred bone; approx. 190 stone chips and flakes
970-12-10/50368 1 bag charcoal bits; 41 pieces charred bone; approx. 190 stone chips and flakes
Chipping debris
Biface
Charcoal
Stone
Projectile Point
Faunal Remain
Neville
7 bone fragments; 8 unbroken pebbles; 34 chips quartz and limestone; (a) 2 chips
970-12-10/51195 7 bone fragments; 8 unbroken pebbles; 34 chips quartz and limestone; (a) 2 chips
Scraper
Faunal Remain
Projectile Point
Chipping debris
Neville
Bag charcoal bits; 18 potsherds; piece of charred bone; approx. 90 stone chips a
970-12-10/50355 Bag charcoal bits; 18 potsherds; piece of charred bone; approx. 90 stone chips a
Projectile Point
Body
Charcoal
Chipping debris
Stone
Neville
34 chips quartz & limestone; 17 chips stone; frag. bone; frag. charcoal; 22 chip
970-12-10/50706 34 chips quartz & limestone; 17 chips stone; frag. bone; frag. charcoal; 22 chip
Chipping debris
Charcoal
Unidentified
Faunal Remain
Coal/clinker
Flat Glass
Body
Neville
Image Not Available for 2 basalt chips, refuse? Similar to Bellary tool factory site chips
39-70-60/6360 2 basalt chips, refuse? Similar to Bellary tool factory site chips
Flake
Gooty Taluk
Uravakondo
Chips and spalls thrown off when working flint
22-34-10/G3835 Chips and spalls thrown off when working flint
Projectile Point
Ground Stone
Chipping debris
Shell heaps
8 large quartz pieces; 65 smaller chips and flakes; 47 stone chips; 1 piece mica
970-12-10/50447 8 large quartz pieces; 65 smaller chips and flakes; 47 stone chips; 1 piece mica
Chipping debris
Faunal Remain
Charcoal
Biface
Unidentified
Stone
Neville
Image Not Available for 17 chips, some possibly man-made - silicified limestone
39-70-60/6244 17 chips, some possibly man-made - silicified limestone
Flake
Ariyalur
1 stemmed point; 1 chipping waste; 1 glass; 1 pottery; stone chips; bone
970-12-10/51189.2 1 stemmed point; 1 chipping waste; 1 glass; 1 pottery; stone chips; bone
Faunal Remain
Biface
Uniface
Chipping debris
Projectile Point
Neville