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Object Number
90-37-10/A163
Display Title
Bone perforators, including one needle and bird bone awls
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, bone perforators, including one needle and bird bone awls, three fragments crossmend
Classification
- Needle
- Perforator
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Ohio
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Hamilton County
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Anderson Township
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Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Intrasite
Trench 2, oval embankment; ashbed 1, general diggings
Additional Geographic Terms
South bank of Little Miami River, 8 miles from junction with Ohio River
Materials
Animal bone , Bird bone
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest): 6.6 × 0.5 × 0.2 cm (2 5/8 × 3/16 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity
7
Label on object
A-163
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam
(1890)
Collector
Dr. Charles L. Metz
(1890)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1890)
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