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988.8.10 - cresap stemmed blade

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Object Typeblade Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Ohio, Delaware County

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Object Typeblade Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Ohio, Delaware County
Accession Number 988.8.10 Title cresap stemmed blade Object Status cast Category lithic tools Object Type blade Portion complete Creator unknown Place Collected North America: United States, Ohio, Delaware County Place Collected Details Sandbury Area Site View Site Details » Culture Woodland Cultural Region Eastern Woodlands Materials lithic > cryptocrystalline silica > chalcedony > Flint Ridge Chalcedony Techniques chipped-stone Measurements overall: 198mm long; 43mm wide; 13mm thick Description
This specimen was found by a farmer who plowed it out of a small mound near the town of Sunbury, Ohio and was probably a burial offering. It was made of semi-translucent blue grey Flint Ridge Chalcedony and measures…
This specimen was found by a farmer who plowed it out of a small mound near the town of Sunbury, Ohio and was probably a burial offering. It was made of semi-translucent blue grey Flint Ridge Chalcedony and measures 198 mm long, 43 mm wide and 13 mm thick.
Period Woodland Credit Line Carolina Biological Supply Company?

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"988.8.10 - cresap stemmed blade, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/17-2446. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.