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589.2.5 - modified mammoth or mastodon bone

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Object Typemodified bone Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon Territory, Old Crow River Date Collected1973

Item Details

Object Typemodified bone Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon Territory, Old Crow River Date Collected1973
Accession Number 589.2.5 Title modified mammoth or mastodon bone Object Status cast Category floral/faunal remains Object Type modified bone Portion fragment Creator Canadian Museum of Civilization Place Collected North America: Canada, Yukon Territory, Old Crow River Place Collected Details Old Crow Locality CRH-22 View Site Details » Cultural Region Subarctic Date Collected 1973 Materials organic > faunal > bone Techniques bipolar Description Modified mammoth or mastodon bone, bipolar in shape. Shows negative flake scars on the cortical surface and evidence of a platform. Credit Line Canadian Museum of Civilization Scientific Name Proboscidea View Taxonomy Details »
Dorsal view of a core of a mammoth bone coreCanadian Museum of Civilization
Ventral view of a cast of a mammoth bone coreCanadian Museum of Civilization

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"589.2.5 - modified mammoth or mastodon bone, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/17-25. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Proboscidea
This hierarchy is created from our museum records, it may not always accurately reflect modern taxonomies.

Taxonomic Hierarchy for Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

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This hierarchy is created from our museum records, it may not always accurately reflect modern taxonomies.

Publications

Author E. James Dixon
Publication Date 1999
Author Bonnichsen, Robson
Publication Date 1979