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Image Not Available for Fire cracked basalt fragments, 7.5-2cm x 4.2-1.7cm x 2.1-.6cm.
Fire cracked basalt fragments, 7.5-2cm x 4.2-1.7cm x 2.1-.6cm.
Image Not Available for Fire cracked basalt fragments, 7.5-2cm x 4.2-1.7cm x 2.1-.6cm.
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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Image Not Available for 1 basalt possible fire cracked stone and chopper. 6.0 x 7.2 x 3.3 cm.
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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.
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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 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 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 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 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 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 1 quartz flake, 1.5cm x .6cm x .1cm.
977-17-10/57580 1 quartz flake, 1.5cm x .6cm x .1cm.
Palmer Area 11 pa6
Image Not Available for 8 grey chert flakes (debris), 1.8-.7cm x 1.8-.6cm x .2-.1cm.
977-17-10/57586 8 grey chert flakes (debris), 1.8-.7cm x 1.8-.6cm x .2-.1cm.
Palmer Area 11 pa6