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Object Number
84-31-10/33469
Display Title
Sample of burnt earth
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Raw material, bunt modified clay
Classification
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Date
700 BC-AD 1200
Culture
- Early Woodland Period
- Late Woodland Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Illinois
/
Pike County
/
<City>
/
Kanada Long Mound
Intrasite
Bottom layer
Additional Geographic Terms
Atlas Township; Mississippi River, bluff on; Northeast quarter, sect. 27
Materials
Clay, fired
Dimensions
Overall: 9.2 x 4.4 x 4.1 cm (3 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
33469
Provenance
Collector
John Cone Kimball
(1884)
Donor
John Cone Kimball
(1884)
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