Fire cracked basalt fragments, 7.5-2cm x 4.2-1.7cm x 2.1-.6cm.

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Object Number 977-17-10/57644

Display Title Fire cracked basalt fragments, 7.5-2cm x 4.2-1.7cm x 2.1-.6cm.

Descriptions

Object Description Fire cracked basalt fragments, 7.5-2cm x 4.2-1.7cm x 2.1-.6cm.

Department Archaeological

Culture

Late Archaic Period
Middle Woodland Period

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Massachusetts / Hampden County / Palmer / Palmer Area 11 pa6

Intrasite Section b; transect 13; pit (-1)

Dimensions Overall: 7.5 x 4.2 x 2.1 cm (2 15/16 x 1 5/8 x 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Provenance Institute for Conservation Archaeology, Harvard University (1977)

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
Image Not Available for 1 basalt possible fire cracked stone and chopper. 6.0 x 7.2 x 3.3 cm.	977-17-10/57476	1 basalt possible fire cracked stone and chopper. 6.0 x 7.2 x 3.3 cm.		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 Fragments of fire-cracked quartz and sandstone, 12-5.7cm x 6-5.1cm x 2-1.5cm.	977-17-10/57598	Fragments of fire-cracked quartz and sandstone, 12-5.7cm x 6-5.1cm x 2-1.5cm.		Palmer Area 11 pa6
Image Not Available for Possible smoothing stone. ovoid. vesicular basalt. 9.1 x 6.1 x 2.1 cm.	46-73-10/54218	Possible smoothing stone. ovoid. vesicular basalt. 9.1 x 6.1 x 2.1 cm.	Abrading Stone	Los Muertos
Image Not Available for 2 quartzite fragments: 2.7 x 2.4 x 2.0 cm., 13.5 gm.; 2.2 x 1.0 x 0.8 cm., 2.1 g	977-17-10/57389	2 quartzite fragments: 2.7 x 2.4 x 2.0 cm., 13.5 gm.; 2.2 x 1.0 x 0.8 cm., 2.1 g		Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for 1 schist groundstone fragment (3.7 x 4.2 x 1.4 cm.); 1 basalt groundstone fragme	977-17-10/57492	1 schist groundstone fragment (3.7 x 4.2 x 1.4 cm.); 1 basalt groundstone fragme		Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for 2 basalt groundstone fragments. 4.5 x 4.9 x 4.0 cm., 4.2 x 2.2 x 2.5 cm.	977-17-10/57437	2 basalt groundstone fragments. 4.5 x 4.9 x 4.0 cm., 4.2 x 2.2 x 2.5 cm.		Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for Quartz flakes, 1.8-.6cm x 1.4-.5cm x .4-.2cm.	977-17-10/57633	Quartz flakes, 1.8-.6cm x 1.4-.5cm x .4-.2cm.		Palmer Area 11 pa6
Image Not Available for 1 sandstone fragment possibly fire-cracked. 4.0 x 3.6 x 1.3 cm.	977-17-10/57530	1 sandstone fragment possibly fire-cracked. 4.0 x 3.6 x 1.3 cm.		Palmer Area 11 pa6
Image Not Available for 1 fire cracked rose quartz, possible core (6.4 x 4.3 x 2.4 cm., 141.5 gm.); 1 gr	977-17-10/57408	1 fire cracked rose quartz, possible core (6.4 x 4.3 x 2.4 cm., 141.5 gm.); 1 gr		Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for Grey chert flakes, 1.6cm x .9cm x .3cm and 1.1cm x .6cm x .1cm.	977-17-10/57646	Grey chert flakes, 1.6cm x .9cm x .3cm and 1.1cm x .6cm x .1cm.		Palmer Area 11 pa6
Image Not Available for Fire cracked rock (sandstone), 5.5 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm.	977-17-10/57703	Fire cracked rock (sandstone), 5.5 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm.		Palmer Area 3

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