Animal tooth/teeth

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Date created: 1000 BC–AD 1600 (Early to Late Woodland period)

Culture/People: possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Excavator: Warren K. Moorehead (Warren King Moorehead), Non-Indian, 1866-1939

Collection History: Excavated by archaeologist Warren K. Moorehead (1866-1939) in 1916 during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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Place: Shell midden; Ingalls Island, Frenchman Bay (Frenchman's Bay); Hancock County; Maine; USA
Archipelago: Maine Islands
Island Name: Ingalls Island

See related items: Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture); Materials: Waste

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/6997
Barcode: 056997.000

Object Type: Materials: Waste

Object Name: Animal tooth/teeth
Media/Materials: Animal tooth/teeth
Techniques: Unmodified

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64cd86d23-303a-4847-9bee-738d125d2d65

Record ID: NMAI_61498