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Object Number
52-2-10/33299.1
Display Title
Slightly modified stone
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Large stone tool
Classification
- Modified Lithic
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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New Jersey
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Mercer County
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Trenton
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Cooper Street
Intrasite
In gravel, at least 5 ft. below surface
Additional Geographic Terms
Steep hillside on east side of Cooper St.; near Factory St.
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 28.5 × 7.1 × 5 cm (11 1/4 × 2 13/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
52-2-10/33299.1; "first knife found", (see p 206); p 206; fig 36; Am Natl; vol VII ; (Type) for April; 1335;
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Charles C. Abbott
(1872)
Collector
Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam
(1872)
Intermediary
Ernest S. Dodge
(01/22/1952)
Donor
Peabody Museum of Salem
(01/22/1952)
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