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Image Not Available for Chert nodule, unchipped
Chert nodule, unchipped
Image Not Available for Chert nodule, unchipped
Object Number 01-36-10/62177
Display Title Chert nodule, unchipped
Descriptions
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Illinois / Union County / <City> / Mill Creek Quarry
Provenance
Collector W. A. Phillips (1899)
Collector George A. Dorsey (1899)
Donor Donated by Field Museum of Natural History (1901)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Image Not Available for Drill of chert--probably from chert nodule in a shale
34-140-10/4190 Drill of chert--probably from chert nodule in a shale
Dorchester
Image Not Available for Flint and chert nodules--some are roughly flaked, or smoothed one one surface
89-15-10/52580 Flint and chert nodules--some are roughly flaked, or smoothed one one surface
Chipping debris
Brush Creek
Image Not Available for Core; nodule has 1 flake removed.Highly crystallized chert, 9.1 x 8.0 x 6.1 cm.
46-73-10/53786 Core; nodule has 1 flake removed.Highly crystallized chert, 9.1 x 8.0 x 6.1 cm.
Core
Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Pebble, not flaked; chert nodule; 3.2 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm.
46-73-10/54522 Pebble, not flaked; chert nodule; 3.2 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm.
Polishing stone
Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Rejects-chert. Nodules slightly chipped
01-36-10/62157 Rejects-chert. Nodules slightly chipped
Mill Creek Quarry
Image Not Available for Rejects-chert. Nodules slightly chipped
01-36-10/62158 Rejects-chert. Nodules slightly chipped
Mill Creek Quarry
Image Not Available for Flint nodule
91-8-20/C2085 Flint nodule
Labna
Nodules of chipped stone.
01-33-10/57324 Nodules of chipped stone.
Casual core
Oliver Site; Mississippi State Site #22Co503; LMS 16-N-6
Image Not Available for Natural flint nodule carved as a phallus
36-126-60/16160 Natural flint nodule carved as a phallus
Sculpture
Mugharet el Wad
Image Not Available for Hammer-pecking stone; both ends of nodule pecked & rounded; 2 sides of nodule fr
46-73-10/53639 Hammer-pecking stone; both ends of nodule pecked & rounded; 2 sides of nodule fr
Core
Los Muertos
Chipped stone, flint, nodules with slight flake taken off, one unmodified nodule with signs of use, edged tools, gravers, scrapers, point with thermal fracturing
2019.1.11 Chipped stone, flint, nodules with slight flake taken off, one unmodified nodule with signs of use, edged tools, gravers, scrapers, point with thermal fracturing
Nodule
Graver
Edged Tools
Scraper
Palestine
Image Not Available for Nodule, possible hammer-polishing stone; spherical nodule which has been pecked
46-73-10/53672 Nodule, possible hammer-polishing stone; spherical nodule which has been pecked
Core
Los Muertos