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Object Number 69-34-10/20360.1
Display Title Chipped stone, biface or knife preform, basalt
Descriptions
Object Description Scraper
Inventory Description Chipped stone, edged tool, scraper?, black
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Scraper
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 10.1 x 6.9 x 1.5 cm (4 x 2 11/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-34-10/20360.1
Provenance
Provenance Unknown
Collector Henry David Thoreau
Donor Boston Society of Natural History (1869)

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Chipped stone, biface or knife preforms, basalt
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Image Not Available for Preforms
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Chipped stone, scrapers; chipped stone, bifaces, possible preforms
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63-4-10/40345 Chipped stone, scrapers; chipped stone, biface, preform
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Scraper
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