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Object Number 22-34-10/G3879
Display Title Broken adze blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone adze, losses on edges
Classification
  • Adze
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: 18.8 × 7 × 3.1 cm (7 3/8 × 2 3/4 × 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object G3879
Provenance
Provenance Dr. Warren King Moorehead (?)

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