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Image Not Available for 14 rhyolite and basalt flakes. 2.7-1.2 x 2.1-0.8 x 0.4-0.1 cm.
14 rhyolite and basalt flakes. 2.7-1.2 x 2.1-0.8 x 0.4-0.1 cm.
Image Not Available for 14 rhyolite and basalt flakes. 2.7-1.2 x 2.1-0.8 x 0.4-0.1 cm.
Object Number 977-17-10/57485
Display Title 14 rhyolite and basalt flakes. 2.7-1.2 x 2.1-0.8 x 0.4-0.1 cm.
Descriptions
Object Description 14 rhyolite and basalt flakes. 2.7-1.2 x 2.1-0.8 x 0.4-0.1 cm.
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Archaic Period
  • Middle Woodland Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Hampden County / Palmer / Palmer Area 5
Intrasite Test unit 1k; level 1
Dimensions Overall: 2.7 x 2.1 x 0.4 cm (1 1/16 x 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Provenance
Provenance Institute for Conservation Archaeology, Harvard University (1977)

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977-17-10/57442 2 rhyolite flakes (debris - 2.4 x 2.0 x 0.2 cm.; 2.2 x 0.6 x 0.2 cm.); 1 basalt
Palmer Area 5
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Palmer Area 5
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977-17-10/57403 3 quartz flakes (worked) (3.0-1.3 x 2.1-0.8 x 1.1-0.5 cm.); 7 grey chert flakes
Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for 115 grey, green, and brown chert flakes. 4.1-0.6 x 2.0-0.4 x 0.4-0.1 cm.
977-17-10/57486 115 grey, green, and brown chert flakes. 4.1-0.6 x 2.0-0.4 x 0.4-0.1 cm.
Palmer Area 5
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977-17-10/57462 2 rhyolite flakes. 1.7 x 1.3 x 0.1 cm.; 1.3 x 1.2 x 0.1 cm.
Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for 1 rhyolite flake (chipping debris - 2.7 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm.); 40 grey chert chipping
977-17-10/57409 1 rhyolite flake (chipping debris - 2.7 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm.); 40 grey chert chipping
Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for 2 basalt flakes. 4.3 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm.; 4.2 x 2.1 x 1.2 cm.
977-17-10/57507 2 basalt flakes. 4.3 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm.; 4.2 x 2.1 x 1.2 cm.
Palmer Area 11 pa6
Image Not Available for 4 grey chert flakes, 1.3-1.1 x 1.1-.7 x .2-.1 cm. 1 basalt flake, 1.7 x 1 x .3
977-17-10/57672 4 grey chert flakes, 1.3-1.1 x 1.1-.7 x .2-.1 cm. 1 basalt flake, 1.7 x 1 x .3
Palmer Area 11 pa6
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977-17-10/57459 1 basalt groundstone fragment; 2 quartz groundstone fragments; 4 rhyolite ground
Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for 8 white quartz flakes (2.5-1.3 x 1.3-1.0 x 1.8-0.2 cm.); 15 grey chert flakes (1
977-17-10/57420 8 white quartz flakes (2.5-1.3 x 1.3-1.0 x 1.8-0.2 cm.); 15 grey chert flakes (1
Palmer Area 5
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977-17-10/57427 14 quartz flakes and chunks. 3-1.1 x 2.5-1.1 x 2.0-0.3 cm., 48.6 gm.
Palmer Area 5
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Palmer Area 5