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Object Number
63-4-10/40101
Display Title
Ground stone, pestle, with possible red ochre on surface
Descriptions
Object Description
Grinding stone - worked.
Inventory Description
Ground stone, pestle, with possible red ochre on surface
Classification
- Pestle
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Ohio
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Hamilton County
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Anderson Township
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Turpin Archaeological District
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Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
Intrasite
Block 3, section 3, General diggings
Additional Geographic Terms
Lower Little Miami River Valley
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 18.3 × 5.9 × 4.9 cm (7 3/16 × 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
63-4-10/40101
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Charles L. Metz
(06/1885-01/1886)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1885-1886)
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