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Image Not Available for Ground stone, flat stone, perforated in center, pitted on end.
Ground stone, flat stone, perforated in center, pitted on end.
Image Not Available for Ground stone, flat stone, perforated in center, pitted on end.
Object Number 985-27-10/75727
Display Title Ground stone, flat stone, perforated in center, pitted on end.
Descriptions
Object Description Sinkers, perforators
Inventory Description Ground stone, flat stone, perforated in center, pitted on end.
Classification
  • Metate
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / South Carolina / Edgefield County
North America / United States / Georgia / Columbia County
Additional Geographic Terms Fishing resort sites; Savannah River, bank of
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 8.5 x 6.5 x 2 cm (3 3/8 x 2 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/75727
Provenance
Collector Charles C. Jones, Jr. (1927)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1927 - 1985)

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