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Object Number
01-36-10/48628
Display Title
Large elongated scraper/chopper
Descriptions
Object Description
Large elongated scraper/chopper with a convex-concave cutting edge and a flared tip
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone, edged tool, biface, scraper, crecent-shaped, cortex-presen
Classification
- Scraper
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Illinois
/
Union County
/
<City>
/
Mill Creek Quarry
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 24.8 x 11.2 x 1.8 cm (9 3/4 x 4 7/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
01-36-10/48628 /62158 / B9
Provenance
Provenance
George A. Dorsey
(1899)
Provenance
W. A. Phillips
(1899)
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