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Object Number 77-65-10/12339
Display Title Biface, large biface tool
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone biface, ovate
Classification
  • Ovate biface
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: 13.2 x 6 x 2.1 cm (5 3/16 x 2 3/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 12339
Provenance
Collector Edwin Curtiss (10/1877)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (10/1877)

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Mason County
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