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Object Number 98-31-10/64633
Display Title Ground stone, adze, chipped edges
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone, adze, chipped edges
Classification
  • Adze
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Jersey / Mercer County / Trenton
Intrasite Blue clay gravel stratum, 9-12 ft. below present surface
Additional Geographic Terms Willow St. and Pennsylvania Ave. sewer digging
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 15.1 × 6 × 2 cm (5 15/16 × 2 3/8 × 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64633
Provenance
Intermediary Ernest W. Volk (2/1898)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1898?)

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