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Object Number
19-22-10/93475
Display Title
Celt
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ground stone axe or adze, polished, with use wear at both ends
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Maine
/
Hancock County
/
<City>
/
Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms
Great Sprucehead Island
Materials
Groundstone
Dimensions
Overall: 24.4 × 9.9 × 6.2 cm (9 5/8 × 3 7/8 × 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
93475; e73
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|
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Raw Material |
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| |
|
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for Stone celt
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| |
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|
Springfield
| |
|
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for Large "peltoid" celts
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Axe
|
Puerto Rico
| |
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for Very large "peltoid" celt
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Axe
|
Puerto Rico
| |
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Axe
|
Costa Rica
| |
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Axe
|
Sanganakallu
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