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Quartzite point
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Object Number 53-38-10/45478
Display Title Quartzite point
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone projectile point, triangular, side-notched, notched base
Classification
  • Triangular Projectile Point
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / Catron County / Quemado / Al-Lin
Intrasite Room 1, fill
Additional Geographic Terms Cerro Colorado Site, 2 m NW of; Tejana Mesa, below escarpment of; Magnu
Materials Quartzite
Dimensions Overall: 2.6 x 1.2 x 0.2 cm (1 x 1/2 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53-38-10/45478; 5211
Provenance
Collector Dr. John Otis Brew
Collector Dr. William Rotch Bullard, Jr.
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition

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