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Image Not Available for 3 quartz debris; 1 quartzite debris; 1 felsite flake; 2 metamorphic debris, schi
3 quartz debris; 1 quartzite debris; 1 felsite flake; 2 metamorphic debris, schi
Image Not Available for 3 quartz debris; 1 quartzite debris; 1 felsite flake; 2 metamorphic debris, schi
Object Number 977-51-10/57745
Display Title 3 quartz debris; 1 quartzite debris; 1 felsite flake; 2 metamorphic debris, schi
Descriptions
Object Description 3 quartz debris; 1 quartzite debris; 1 felsite flake; 2 metamorphic debris, shist or kneis (?); cultural chipping debris.
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Prehistoric Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Rhode Island
Intrasite Test pit a; 2nd rise north of stream
Additional Geographic Terms RI Rt. 102 B
Provenance
Provenance Institute for Conservation Archaeology, Harvard University (1977)

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Rhode Island
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977-54-10/57874 Flint flake, 1 quartz debris, 1 felsite (?) flake
Mattapoisett Phase II
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977-51-10/57741 6 quartz debris; 1 quartzite flake; 1 schist cortical flake; 1 flake, mat. unkno
Rhode Island
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Palmer Area 5
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Palmer Area 5
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977-17-10/57366 Lithic debris: 1 grey slate flake (1.5 x 1.0 x 0.1 cm., 0.1 gm.); 1 quartzite fl
Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for 2 white glazed sherds, 1 cortical quartz debris (cultural?), 2 pieces of slag...
977-52-10/57848 2 white glazed sherds, 1 cortical quartz debris (cultural?), 2 pieces of slag...
Rhode Island
Image Not Available for Stone, chipped stone chipping debris, chips, 1 casual core, hexagonal quartzite
07-56-40/72515 Stone, chipped stone chipping debris, chips, 1 casual core, hexagonal quartzite
Chipping debris
Italy
Image Not Available for Shell frag., 1 quartz cortical debris, 1 quartz flake, 1 blue glazed sherd
977-54-10/57878 Shell frag., 1 quartz cortical debris, 1 quartz flake, 1 blue glazed sherd
Mattapoisett Phase II
Image Not Available for 1 rhyolite flake (chipping debris - 2.7 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm.); 40 grey chert chipping
977-17-10/57409 1 rhyolite flake (chipping debris - 2.7 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm.); 40 grey chert chipping
Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for Lithic Debris: 3 quartzite fragments, 4 fine grain basalt flakes, 1 red slate st
977-17-10/57385 Lithic Debris: 3 quartzite fragments, 4 fine grain basalt flakes, 1 red slate st
Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for 5 shell frag, 2 white glazed sherds, 1 bl/wh sherd, 5 quartz debris...
977-54-10/57871 5 shell frag, 2 white glazed sherds, 1 bl/wh sherd, 5 quartz debris...
Mattapoisett Phase II