Whetstone
- Date created
- 4000 BC-AD 1500
- Culture/People
- possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic Age (Ortoiroid) and Ostionoid Traditions
- Possible excavator
- (unknown first name) Mosquera, Non-Indian
- Cecilio Mosquera, Non-Indian
- Expedition
- Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition (1915)
- Expedition leader
- Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
- Collection History
- Collected by local residents Cecilio Mosquera and his brother at an unknown date or excavated in 1915 during the Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition, led by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) and sponsored by George Heye.
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- Place
- Mouth of cave; Mylodon Cave, La Patana Caverns; Patana; Maisí Municipality; Guantánamo Province; Cuba
- Archipelago
- Greater Antilles
- Island Name
- Cuba
- Geographical Areas
- Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
- See related items
- Multiple archaeological cultures
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 4/5830
- Barcode
- 045830.000
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Object Name
- Whetstone
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Ground
- Record ID
- NMAI_49499