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Object Number 99-30-10/56505
Display Title Fragments of celts or gouges
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone, fragments of possible gouges or celts, utilized
Classification
  • Fragment
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Plymouth County / Hull / Shell heap
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 16.3 × 7.6 × 6.6 cm (6 7/16 × 3 × 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 56505; Shell mound Hull Mass. May 30 1888; Shell Heap Hull Mass

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Image Not Available for Fragments of celts or gouges
99-30-10/56561 Fragments of celts or gouges
West Medford
Image Not Available for Gouges, fragments
99-30-10/56430 Gouges, fragments
Arlington
Celts
19-22-10/93381 Celts
Adze
Shell heap
Flint gouges - polished
97-9-40/49748 Flint gouges - polished
Raw Material
Gouge
Denmark
2 flint burin gouges:-scraper edge at gouge end and on one side
52-9-40/6505 2 flint burin gouges:-scraper edge at gouge end and on one side
Graver
Les Eyzies
Flint gouges - polished
97-9-40/49748.1 Flint gouges - polished
Raw Material
Gouge
Denmark
Image Not Available for 37 varous types of gouges - rhyolite
55-60-50/9938 37 varous types of gouges - rhyolite
Gouge
Sudan
Gouges, imperfect
68-23-40/4281 Gouges, imperfect
Gouge
Denmark
3 partially polished chipped flint gouges - Stage 5A
38-74-70/978 3 partially polished chipped flint gouges - Stage 5A
Gouge
Java
Stone gouges
67-2-10/28 Stone gouges
Gouge
Massachusetts
6 chisel-like stone tools: gouges, bifacial
56-30-20/21076 6 chisel-like stone tools: gouges, bifacial
Chisel
Barton Ramie
14 flint "burin gouges"-common features: a scraping edge, usually well made, and
52-9-40/6503 14 flint "burin gouges"-common features: a scraping edge, usually well made, and
Graver
France