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Grinding stone or shallow mortar
Grinding stone or shallow mortar
Object Number 41-78-10/23426
Display Title Grinding stone or shallow mortar
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone mortar
Classification
  • Mortar
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / North Carolina / Macon County
Additional Geographic Terms Highlands
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 19 x 10.2 x 4.3 cm (7 1/2 x 4 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-78-10/23426
Provenance
Provenance Edmund P. Graves (1916-1917)

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