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Broken adze blade
Object Number 22-34-10/G3877
Display Title Broken adze blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone tool midsection, both ends broken
Classification
  • Fragment
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Hancock County / <City> / Shell heaps
Intrasite Shell heaps
Additional Geographic Terms Mt. Desert
Materials Groundstone
Dimensions Overall: 11.2 × 7.4 × 4.4 cm (4 7/16 × 2 15/16 × 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object G3877
Provenance
Provenance Dr. Warren King Moorehead (?)

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