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Image Not Available for 13 quartz fragments; 1 quartzite cortical cobble fragment, tri-ovid shaped...
13 quartz fragments; 1 quartzite cortical cobble fragment, tri-ovid shaped...
Image Not Available for 13 quartz fragments; 1 quartzite cortical cobble fragment, tri-ovid shaped...
Object Number 978-3-10/57896
Display Title 13 quartz fragments; 1 quartzite cortical cobble fragment, tri-ovid shaped...
Descriptions
Object Description 13 quartz frag., 1 quartzite cortical cobble fragment, tri-ovoid shaped stone (cultural?)
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Prehistoric Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Bristol County / Fall River / Area a; test pit 6
Provenance
Provenance Institute for Conservation Archaeology, Harvard University (1978)

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Test pit a; southeast quad level 2
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Rhode Island
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Mattapoisett Phase II
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Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for 1 quartz cortical flake. 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.3 cm.
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Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for Quartz cortical remnant, cultural(?)
978-3-10/57906 Quartz cortical remnant, cultural(?)
Fall River
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978-3-10/57912 Red quartzite cortical flake, possible knife. found at bottom of feature
Fall River
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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 Possible pecking stone. egg-shaped; small cobble. no real evidence of use. quart
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Roundstone
Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Ovoid (egg-shaped) small cobble; no real evidence of use; very slight pecking on
46-73-10/53894 Ovoid (egg-shaped) small cobble; no real evidence of use; very slight pecking on
Pounding Stone
Los Muertos
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977-17-10/57626 Poor quartz flake cortical, 4.6cm x 2.6cm x 1cm.
Palmer Area 11 pa6