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Object Number 05-29-10/64951
Display Title Glyptoliths or sand blasted pebbles
Descriptions
Object Description Pebbles
Inventory Description Stone, raw material, weathered pebbles
Classification
  • Non-cultural
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Dukes County
Intrasite Margin of glacial outwash plain of Nantucket stage of Wisconsin glacial epoch
Additional Geographic Terms Mattaheset Creek, bank of; Kacama, west of
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 5.6 × 3.1 × 1.3 cm (2 3/16 × 1 1/4 × 1/2 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 64951
Provenance
Provenance Prof. J. B. Woodworth (1905)

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