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Stone mortar, made of hard granite, found with stone relics and mastodon remains
Stone mortar, made of hard granite, found with stone relics and mastodon remains
Object Number 2004.29.409
Display Title Stone mortar, made of hard granite, found with stone relics and mastodon remains
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Fig. 10. --Stone Mortar, made of hard granite, (nat. size) found in 1863, with other stone relics, Mastodon and other animal remains, imbedded in auriferous, clayey gravel, 14 ft. below the surface, at Shaw's Flat, Tuolumne County, Caifornia. / [Now in C.D. Voy's Cabinet, University of California, Oakland.]"
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Household
Subject
  • Mortar
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Pre-Columbian Californian styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California / Tuolumne County
Additional Geographic Terms Shaw's Flat
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 13.97 cm (5 x 5 1/2 in.)

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