Vessel fragment/Potsherd

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Date created: AD 1–1450 (Early Plains Woodland to Middle Plains Village period)

Culture/People: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Plains Woodland and Plains Village Traditions
Expedition sponsor: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University; George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Excavator: Frederick Henderson Sterns (F. H. Sterns), Non-Indian, 1887-1951

Collection History: Excavated in 1915 by Frederick Henderson Sterns (1887-1951) during fieldwork sponsored by George Gustav Heye and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University.
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Place: Doniphan; Doniphan County; Kansas; USA

See related items: Multiple archaeological cultures; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/8411
Barcode: 048411.001

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Vessel fragment/Potsherd
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Coiled/hand built

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f2d1b5cc-ee90-46ee-9817-85fe1a7b29de

Record ID: NMAI_52176