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Object Number 37-120-10/9598
Display Title Large triangular point or scraper of stone, 9.5 x 9-10 x 4 cm.
Descriptions
Object Description Large triangular point or scraper of stone, 9.5 x 9-10 x 4 cm.
Inventory Description Chipped stone biface, roughly triangular, large, point or scraper
Classification
  • Triangular biface
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / Rio Arriba County / <City> / Prehistoric quarry
Intrasite Sec. 4, T.22 north R.4 E
Additional Geographic Terms Cerro Pedernal, southwest side of
Materials Quartzite
Dimensions Overall: 10.5 x 9.8 x 4.2 cm (4 1/8 x 3 7/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-120-10/9598
Provenance
Provenance Prof. Kirk Bryan (1937)
Provenance E. C. Cabot (1937)
Provenance Harriet Cabot (1937)
Provenance John Perkins (1937)
Provenance C. S. Denney (1937)

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