Flake/debitage

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Date created: AD 800-1500

Culture/People: probably Meillacan Ostionoid (Meillacoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: Daniel Bruce, Non-Indian

Collection History: Surface collected or excavated between 1964 and 1966 by Daniel Bruce (of Gordon Town, Jamaica); acquired by MAI through an exchange with Daniel Bruce in 1966.
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Place: White Marl Taino Midden; Saint Catherine Parish; Middlesex County; Jamaica
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Jamaica
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Meillacan Ostionoid (Meillacoid) (archaeological culture); Materials: Waste

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/8813
Barcode: 238813.000

Object Type: Materials: Waste

Object Name: Flake/debitage
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Flaked/chipped, flaked/chipped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ef770498-9982-4463-b65d-5191c909c920

Record ID: NMAI_254328