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Object Number
77-65-10/12824
Display Title
Ceramic spheres
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ceramic spheres, balls, two with attemped perforations
Classification
- Ceramic
Department
Archaeological
Date
A.D. 1250 - 1450
Culture
- Thruston Phase
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Tennessee
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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
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 3.8 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm (1 1/2 x 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
12824
Provenance
Collector
Edwin Curtiss
(11/01/1877)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(12/26/1877)
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