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Object Number
83-53-10/30676
Display Title
SIDE NOTCHED BIFACE
Descriptions
Object Description
Thebes point made of Histon silicified sandstone. Serraged, not beveled, one barb missing; no detectable grinding or resharpening; looks like very early in use-life, nearly unused.
Inventory Description
Side notched biface
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Minnesota
Additional Geographic Terms
Mississippi River, near; La Crosse, 15 m. up river from
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Ellen B. Usher
(1882)
Donor
Donated by
Ellen B. Usher
(August 28, 2883)
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