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Image Not Available for Quartz flake, 3 x 3.8 x .6 cm.
Quartz flake, 3 x 3.8 x .6 cm.
Image Not Available for Quartz flake, 3 x 3.8 x .6 cm.
Object Number 977-17-10/57671
Display Title Quartz flake, 3 x 3.8 x .6 cm.
Descriptions
Object Description 1 quartz flake, 3 x 3.8 x .6 cm.
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Middle Woodland Period
  • Late Archaic Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Hampden County / Palmer / Palmer Area 11 pa6
Intrasite Section a-3; test unit z (-1); 165s x 75w
Dimensions Overall: 3 x 3.8 x 0.6 cm (1 3/16 x 1 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Provenance Institute for Conservation Archaeology, Harvard University (1977)

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