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Object Number
85-47-10/38679
Display Title
Stone celt
Descriptions
Object Description
Stone celt
Inventory Description
Ground stone axe fragment
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Illinois
/
Pike County
/
<City>
/
Adams Mound Group
Intrasite
Mound 3
Additional Geographic Terms
Atlas Township; Mississippi bluff
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 4.6 x 3 x 1.4 cm (1 13/16 x 1 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38679
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam
(1885)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1885)
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