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Image Not Available for Fist size rough quartz cobble with battered end (large end), cultural, date (?)
Fist size rough quartz cobble with battered end (large end), cultural, date (?)
Image Not Available for Fist size rough quartz cobble with battered end (large end), cultural, date (?)
Object Number 977-51-10/57743
Display Title Fist size rough quartz cobble with battered end (large end), cultural, date (?)
Descriptions
Object Description 1 fist size rough quartz cobble with battered end (large end). Cultural, date (?)
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Prehistoric Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Rhode Island
Intrasite Test pit 62b; level 2
Additional Geographic Terms RI Rt. 102 B
Provenance
Provenance Institute for Conservation Archaeology, Harvard University (1977)

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Core
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Ground Stone
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Core
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Core
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Core
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Pounding Stone
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