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Object Number 78-6-10/15256
Display Title Ground stones (Stones, natural forms?)
Descriptions
Object Description Stones, natural forms?
Inventory Description Ground stone objects, possibly natural, pitted
Classification
  • Ground Stone
Department Archaeological
Date A.D. 1000 - 1450
Culture
  • Mississippian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Tennessee / Davidson County / <City> / Noel Cemetery; Tennessee State Site # 40Dv3
Intrasite Surface
Additional Geographic Terms Cain's Field; Nashville, near
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 4.1 x 4 x 2.8 cm (1 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 15256
Provenance
Collector Edwin Curtiss (01/01/1878)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (10/01/1878)

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