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Object Number 22-34-10/G3823
Display Title Broken adze blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone, biface midsection fragment, tip and base broken
Classification
  • Biface
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / <County> / <City> / Shell heaps
Intrasite Shell heaps
Additional Geographic Terms Sewarch Island
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 × 3.5 × 1 cm (2 3/16 × 1 3/8 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object G3823
Provenance
Provenance Dr. Warren King Moorehead (?)

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