Whetstone

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Date created: 3000–200 BC (Late Archaic to Early Woodland period)

Culture/People: possibly Late Archaic or Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
MAI agent: Frank D. Utley (F.D. Utley/Frank Dinsmore Utley), Non-Indian, 1874-1943
Possible collector: Frank D. Utley (F.D. Utley/Frank Dinsmore Utley), Non-Indian, 1874-1943

Collection History: Collected by Frank D. Utley (MAI staff member) or purchased by him from an unknown source in 1904 during a collecting trip sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Shinnecock Hills; Suffolk County; New York; USA
Island Name: Long Island
Island Grouping: Long Island

See related items: Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 499
Barcode: 000499.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Whetstone
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Ground, notched

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69a39d613-8f92-4b0e-bc90-dbdc5bfee2c9

Record ID: NMAI_652