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Object Number
77-65-10/12818
Display Title
Large knife or point
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone ovate biface
Classification
- Ovate biface
Department
Archaeological
Date
A.D. 1250 - 1450
Culture
- Thruston Phase
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Tennessee
/
Davidson County
/
<City>
/
T.F. Wilkinson's Farm; Gordontown Site; Tennessee State # 40Dv6
Intrasite
Ash mound; burial?
Additional Geographic Terms
9 miles from Nashville; Mill Creek headwaters; 1 mile northeast of Brentwood
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 23.3 x 4.6 x 1.3 cm (9 3/16 x 1 13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
12818
Provenance
Collector
Edwin Curtiss
(11/01/1877)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(12/26/1877)
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