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Image Not Available for Fire cracked rock (sandstone), 5.5 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm.
Fire cracked rock (sandstone), 5.5 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm.
Image Not Available for Fire cracked rock (sandstone), 5.5 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm.
Object Number 977-17-10/57703
Display Title Fire cracked rock (sandstone), 5.5 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm.
Descriptions
Object Description 1 fire cracked rock (sandstone), 5.5 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm.
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Archaic Period
  • Middle Woodland Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Hampden County / Palmer / Palmer Area 3
Intrasite Test unit 2; level 1
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm (2 3/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Provenance
Provenance Institute for Conservation Archaeology, Harvard University (1977)

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Image Not Available for 1 quartz core. 6.6 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm.
977-17-10/57525 1 quartz core. 6.6 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm.
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 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 Quartz flakes and hunks associated with feature 6, 5.5-.6cm x 4.8-.5cm x 3.6-.1c
977-17-10/57620 Quartz flakes and hunks associated with feature 6, 5.5-.6cm x 4.8-.5cm x 3.6-.1c
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; discoidal cobble; sandstone? 11.1 x 10.0 x 4.8 cm.
46-73-10/53908 Possible smoothing stone; discoidal cobble; sandstone? 11.1 x 10.0 x 4.8 cm.
Abrading Stone
Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Quartz flakes, 5.1 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm and 4.1 x 1.9 x 1.1 cm.
977-17-10/57707 Quartz flakes, 5.1 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm and 4.1 x 1.9 x 1.1 cm.
Palmer Area 3
Image Not Available for Quartz flake, 4.8 x 4 x 2.9 cm.
977-17-10/57706 Quartz flake, 4.8 x 4 x 2.9 cm.
Palmer Area 3
Image Not Available for 1 quartz flake, 1 x 1.2 x 0.3 cm. 1 quartz fragment, 2.7 x 1.7 x 1 cm.
977-17-10/57710 1 quartz flake, 1 x 1.2 x 0.3 cm. 1 quartz fragment, 2.7 x 1.7 x 1 cm.
Palmer Area 3
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 Pendant. irregular, discoidal single perforation near edge. 3.0 x 2.7 x .7 cm. s
46-73-10/55582 Pendant. irregular, discoidal single perforation near edge. 3.0 x 2.7 x .7 cm. s
Disk
Los Muertos