Celt fragment

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Date created: AD 1100–1350 (Early to Middle Oneota period)

Culture/People: probably Oneota (archaeological culture) (attributed)
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: Mouth of Roys Creek, Nemaha River; Nemaha campsite (Leary site); Iowa Reservation; Richardson County; Nebraska; USA

See related items: Oneota (archaeological culture); Woodworking tools

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/8428
Barcode: 048428.000

Object Type: Woodworking tools

Object Name: Celt fragment
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Flaked/chipped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64f597bea-15a7-40da-bf12-4a67cec32318

Record ID: NMAI_52194