Vessel fragment/Potsherd

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Date created: 200 BC–AD 500 (Middle Woodland period)

Culture/People: possibly Middle Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Excavator: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Previous owner: Theodore Cooper, Non-Indian, 1839-1919; American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), 1869-

Collection History: Collected by Mark R. Harrington (1882-1971) in 1899 during an expedition for the American Museum of Natural History, probably supported by Theodore Cooper (1839-1919), a civil engineer who donated the objects to the American Museum; acquired by MAI in 1920 through an exchange with the American Museum of Natural History (New York, New York).
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Place: South Shore of Le Roy Bay, West Knoll, Pit 2; Pelham Bay Park; New York City, Bronx, Pelham Bay; Bronx County; New York; USA

See related items: Middle Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8/6234
Barcode: 086234.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Vessel fragment/Potsherd
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Impressed, punctate

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62d01adc0-596b-4cc0-97e2-1326585097d3

Record ID: NMAI_93057