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Stone mortar, found with stone relics
Stone mortar, found with stone relics
Object Number 2004.29.410
Display Title Stone mortar, found with stone relics
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "California / This Stone Mortar, Diam. 12 1-2 inches, Circum. 37 1-2 inches, Found in 1863, with other Stone Relics and Fossil Mastodon, and other animal remains, in auriferous gravel, 16 feet below the surface on Gold Springs Gulch, Tuolumne County, California."
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 Gold Springs Gulch
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 19.05 x 15.24 cm (7 1/2 x 6 in.)

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