Bifacial tool/projectile point

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Date created: 1000–200 BC (Early Woodland period)

Culture/People: possibly Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Excavator: Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925

Collection History: Collected or purchased from local residents in 1916 by Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Firepits and surface; Mud Lock, Cayuga Lake; Cayuga; Cayuga County; New York; USA (inferred)

See related items: Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/4621
Barcode: 054621.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Bifacial tool/projectile point
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Flaked/chipped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c4f00032-321c-4e38-bcd6-1ad66ded521f

Record ID: NMAI_58903