Hammerstone/Grinding stone (Image withheld, pending review)
Date created
3000 BC–AD 1000 (Middle Archaic to Late Pre-Contact period)
Culture/People
possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Western Archaic and Late Pre-Contact Traditions
Expedition
Mark Raymond Harrington Nevada Expedition (1924-1927)
Expedition leader
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Expedition sponsor
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Collection History
Collected or purchased from local residents in 1927 during the Mark Raymond Harrington Nevada Expedition, led by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) and sponsored by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place
Cave Village, Pyramid Lake; Pyramid Lake Reservation; Washoe County; Nevada; USA