Bifacial tool/projectile point

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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)
Collector: Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942
Previous owner: Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942
Donor: Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942

Collection History: Collected by Reginald Pelham Bolton (1856-1942, a New York City civil engineer, amateur archaeologist, and historian) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Reginald Pelham Bolton in 1918.
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Place: Near Amsterdam Avenue; West 210th Street; New York City, Manhattan, Inwood; New York County; New York; USA
Island Name: Manhattan Island

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8/5659
Barcode: 085659.000

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/ws6c807fdd4-22a8-4a6c-8eff-ba1e2fb85675

Record ID: NMAI_92251