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Object Number
77-65-10/12338
Display Title
Biface tools - 1 large
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone biface, ovate
Classification
- Ovate biface
Department
Archaeological
Date
A.D. 1000 - 1450
Culture
- Mississippian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Tennessee
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Davidson County
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Nashville
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Bowling Farm Site; Tennessee State Site # 40Dv426
Intrasite
Mounds 1, 2, and 3
Additional Geographic Terms
Near Nashville; about 4.5 miles southwest of Nashville
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 4.3 x 6.4 x 2.6 cm (1 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 1 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
12338
Provenance
Collector
Edwin Curtiss
(10/1877)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(10/1877)
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