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Object Number
83-55-10/30679
Display Title
Sherds
Descriptions
Object Description
10 sherds, all grit tempered. 1 rim (single cord-impressed over smoothed surface), 2 near-rims, 1 with vertical cord impressions; 2 cordmarked neck sherds, 3 smoothed over cord-roughened body sherds, 2 smoothed over cord-roughened and burnished body sherds with thin, widely spaced cords.
Inventory Description
Ceramic rim and body sherds, cord impressed, shell temper, various vessels
Classification
- Sherd
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Wisconsin
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La Crosse County
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La Crosse
Additional Geographic Terms
La Crosse; the sand hills
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 4.9 x 3.6 x 0.5 cm (1 15/16 x 1 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
10
Label on object
30679
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(October 1883)
Collector
Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam
(August 25, 1883)
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