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Image Not Available for Silicious argillite object, might be artificial
Silicious argillite object, might be artificial
Image Not Available for Silicious argillite object, might be artificial
Object Number 07-11-10/71012
Display Title Silicious argillite object, might be artificial
Descriptions
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Jersey / Mercer County / Trenton
Intrasite Surface of gravel heap; likely 20 ft. below present surface
Additional Geographic Terms Delaware Valley near Trenton; Sewer excavation; Sewer trench on Hermitage Ave. and State St.
Provenance
Collector Ernest W. Volk (08/28/1906)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1907)

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Image Not Available for Quartz object; might be artificial fractures. 2 fractures at one end are recent.
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Image Not Available for Object "might be artificial"
07-11-10/71025 Object "might be artificial"
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Waymans Pit
Image Not Available for Argillite artificial fracture
11-13-10/80627 Argillite artificial fracture
Ahrendts Sand Pit
Image Not Available for Chert object, artificial; argillite object, doubtful
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Waymans Pit
3 samples of various silicious rocks
38-65-60/12367 3 samples of various silicious rocks
Chipped Stone
Burma
Fragments of silicious pebbles
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Modified Lithic
Lombardy
Image Not Available for Fragments of argillite, etc, showing chippping, some artificial
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Trenton
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Image Not Available for Felsite object; Point is beveled off at an angle; Might serve as a reamer-scrape
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Image Not Available for Object "might be natural"
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