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Image Not Available for Limestone. Illustrating material used in pottery making.
Limestone. Illustrating material used in pottery making.
Image Not Available for Limestone. Illustrating material used in pottery making.
Object Number 30-21-10/A6986
Display Title Limestone. Illustrating material used in pottery making.
Descriptions
Object Description Limestone. Illustrating material used in pottery making.
Inventory Description Fragments of quartzite
Classification
  • Chipping debris
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Tennessee
Materials Quartzite
Dimensions Overall: 3.6 x 2.9 x 1.2 cm (1 7/16 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 4
Provenance
Provenance Unknown (?)

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Raw Material
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Organic
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Clay
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Quartz. Illustrating material used in pottery making.
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Non-cultural
United States
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30-21-10/A6988 Fire clay. Illustrating material used in pottery making.
Clay
Illinois
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Raw Material
United States
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Raw Material
United States
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Raw Material
Canada
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970-12-10/50809 9 fragments stone; 7 fragments limestone; 2 fragments coal-like material; 2 frag
Coal/clinker
Body
Chipping debris
Neville
36 frags quartz & limestone; 67 fragments stone; 1 fragment bone-like material
970-12-10/50642 36 frags quartz & limestone; 67 fragments stone; 1 fragment bone-like material
Faunal Remain
Chipping debris
Neville
28 chips quartz & limestone; 28 chips stone; fragment bone-like material
970-12-10/50730 28 chips quartz & limestone; 28 chips stone; fragment bone-like material
Faunal Remain
Chipping debris
Neville
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970-12-10/50825 28 pcs quartz and limestone; 3 pcs coal-like substance; 3 pcs bone-like material
Faunal Remain
Chipping debris
Coal/clinker
Neville