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Stone mortar- under basalt 200 feet from surface
Stone mortar- under basalt 200 feet from surface
Object Number 2004.29.412
Display Title Stone mortar- under basalt 200 feet from surface
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "California / (on card in image): This Stone Mortar - Size, Diameter 31 1/2 inches, Circum. 25 inches / Was found in the year 1862 by Llewellen Pierce, under Table Mountain, under the Basalt which was about 200 feet from the surface and about 1800 feet from the mouth Tunnel in the Claim, known as the Boston Tunnel Co., Tuolumne Co., California" (below image) The above Relic, is now in Possession of C. D. Voy. Oakland California.
Keywords
  • Household
  • Archaeological
Subject
  • Mortar
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Pre-Columbian Californian styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California / Tuolumne County
Additional Geographic Terms Table Mountain
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 14.61 x 18.42 cm (5 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.)

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