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Object Number 80-57-10/23575
Display Title Chipped stone, ovate biface
Descriptions
Object Description Palaeolithic.
Inventory Description Chipped stone, ovate biface
Classification
  • Ovate biface
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Jersey / Mercer County / Trenton
Intrasite 7-8 ft. from surface
Additional Geographic Terms Railroad cut; East of Station
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 10.6 × 7 × 2.9 cm (4 3/16 × 2 3/4 × 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 23.575, 7'-8'
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1880)
Collector Dr. Charles C. Abbott (1880)

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