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Object Number 77-65-10/12343
Display Title Chunkey stone
Descriptions
Object Description Discoidal stone, biconcave
Inventory Description Chunky stone, with dimples
Classification
  • Ground Stone
Department Archaeological
Date A.D. 1000 - 1450
Culture
  • Mississippian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Tennessee / Davidson County / Nashville / 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: 7.7 x 7.7 x 4.2 cm (3 1/16 x 3 1/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 12343
Provenance
Collector Edwin Curtiss (10/1877)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (10/1877)

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