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Object Number
01-36-10/48626
Display Title
Large (19mm) elongated scraper-chopper with a concave cutting edge
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone, edged tool, scraper, biface, cortex present, crescent-shap
Classification
- Scraper
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Illinois
/
Union County
/
<City>
/
Mill Creek Quarry
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 8.6 x 20.1 x 2.8 cm (3 3/8 x 7 15/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
01-36-10/48626 / D257
Provenance
Collector
W. A. Phillips
(1899)
Collector
George A. Dorsey
(1899)
Donor
Donated by
Field Museum of Natural History
(1901)
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