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Awl/perforator (Image withheld, pending review)
Date created
1000 BC-AD 900 (Early to Late Woodland period)
Culture/People
probably Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Excavator
William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
Collection History
Excavated in 1967 by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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Place
East bank of Houston Spring Branch .5 miles from confluence with Clear Creek; Cooper Shelter 1, Houston Spring Branch; Morgan County; Tennessee; USA
See related items
Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
24/1673
Barcode
241673.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Awl/perforator (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Animal Bone
Techniques
Carved
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fee50a43-7c5d-4e5e-bfe3-2049e18131f1
Record ID
NMAI_256626