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Object Number 22-34-10/G3846
Display Title Broken arrows and knives
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone, including biface fragments, projectile point fragments (including a side-notched projectile point base), and blade fragments
Classification
  • Biface
  • Blade
  • Projectile Point
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 Stone
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 6.8 × 4.5 × 1 cm (2 11/16 × 1 3/4 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity 10
Label on object G3846
Provenance
Provenance Dr. Warren King Moorehead (?)

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