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Object Number 90-37-10/A312
Display Title Earthenware fragment with rim and perforated hole, likely ear spool fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Fragment of pottery spool.
Inventory Description Earthenware fragment with rim and perforated hole, likely ear spool fragment
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio / Hamilton County / Anderson Township / Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Intrasite Trench 1, oval embankment; 1' 6" from surface
Additional Geographic Terms South bank of Little Miami River, 8 miles from junction with Ohio River
Materials Earthenware
Dimensions Overall: 1.3 x 2.5 x 0.9 cm (1/2 x 1 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object A-312
Provenance
Collector Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam (1890)
Collector Dr. Charles L. Metz (1890)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1890)

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Pearl
Flake
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Utilized bone
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Utilized bone
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Ornament
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Ornament
Utilized Shell
Utilized bone
Mica
Charcoal
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Pearl
Ornament
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