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Image Not Available for 1 point midsection, tip & base missing, banded felsite; 1 point base?, badly wea
1 point midsection, tip & base missing, banded felsite; 1 point base?, badly wea
Image Not Available for 1 point midsection, tip & base missing, banded felsite; 1 point base?, badly wea
Object Number 977-51-10/57738
Display Title 1 point midsection, tip & base missing, banded felsite; 1 point base?, badly wea
Descriptions
Object Description 1 point midsection, tip & base missing, banded felsite; 1 point base?, badly weathered volcanic material; 1 quartzite triangular with notched base point; 4 pieces of charcoal; 5 quartz flakes or debris.
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Archaic Period
  • Middle Woodland Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Rhode Island
Intrasite Test pit 52a
Additional Geographic Terms RI Rt. 102 B
Provenance
Provenance Institute for Conservation Archaeology, Harvard University (1977)

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