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Object Number 2004.24.32897
Display Title Obsidian "core" from cave at Beaver Creek on the Holston River
Descriptions
Object Description Obsidian Core From cave at Beaver Creek Holston RR. Sullivan County, TN. Excavated By John Emmert. 1883 83-4-10/30737
Department Photographic
Date 1992
Artist Hillel S. Burger
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Tennessee / Sullivan County
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)

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