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Object Number 39-49-10/18786
Display Title Stone celt
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone axe, hematite
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Missouri / Jackson County
Additional Geographic Terms Pleasant Hill, 5 miles northeast of
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 5.2 x 5 x 1.6 cm (2 1/16 x 1 15/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-49-10/18786, 617
Provenance
Provenance G. W. Thompson (1889)

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