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Image Not Available for Pebbles used as implements?
Pebbles used as implements?
Image Not Available for Pebbles used as implements?
Object Number 76-8-10/10210
Display Title Pebbles used as implements?
Descriptions
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Jersey / Mercer County / Trenton
Intrasite Surface
Provenance
Collector Dr. Charles C. Abbott (1876)
Donor Dr. Charles C. Abbott (10/1876)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
211 miscellaneous pebbles, stone chips & few implements
35-80-50/1525 211 miscellaneous pebbles, stone chips & few implements
Chipped Stone
Africa
Image Not Available for Ground stone implements, sedimentary & conglomorate, pebbles, irregularly shaped
46-73-10/94620 Ground stone implements, sedimentary & conglomorate, pebbles, irregularly shaped
Ground Stone
United States
4 large flat chipped stone implements - variable types, made from pebbles
40-70-60/7085 4 large flat chipped stone implements - variable types, made from pebbles
Raw Material
Biface
Kelantan
6' string of cocoons filled with pebbles, used ceremonially as leg shakers
46-6-20/15142 6' string of cocoons filled with pebbles, used ceremonially as leg shakers
Percussion
Sonora
Image Not Available for Small, rounded, or pestle-shaped, long river-pebbles, used as tool-stones.
46-73-10/89195.3 Small, rounded, or pestle-shaped, long river-pebbles, used as tool-stones.
Los Guanacos
Image Not Available for 3 medium-sized, highly-polished and smoothly water-worn polishing pebbles, used
46-73-10/88325 3 medium-sized, highly-polished and smoothly water-worn polishing pebbles, used
Casa Grande
Image Not Available for Naturally rounded, sandstone river pebbles, (a) large, (b) small; used as slung-
46-73-10/89266 Naturally rounded, sandstone river pebbles, (a) large, (b) small; used as slung-
Los Guanacos
Image Not Available for Small, rounded, or pestle-shaped, long river-pebbles, used as tool-stones.
46-73-10/89195.4 Small, rounded, or pestle-shaped, long river-pebbles, used as tool-stones.
Los Guanacos
2 small quartzite pebbles both chipped on one edge and used as scrapers
36-96-50/2359 2 small quartzite pebbles both chipped on one edge and used as scrapers
Scraper
Walasi
Image Not Available for Three oval, flat, smoothly water-worn river-pebbles, used as tool-stones.
46-73-10/89184 Three oval, flat, smoothly water-worn river-pebbles, used as tool-stones.
Los Guanacos
Image Not Available for Flint pebbles, probably used as ballast in a ship during WW2 or earlier
982-5-10/58594 Flint pebbles, probably used as ballast in a ship during WW2 or earlier
Wiggins Lumber Yard
Image Not Available for Small, rounded, or pestle-shaped, long river-pebbles, used as tool-stones.
46-73-10/89195.6 Small, rounded, or pestle-shaped, long river-pebbles, used as tool-stones.
Los Guanacos