Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
Date created
3000–200 BC (Late Archaic to Early Woodland period)
Culture/People
possibly Late Archaic or Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition
Grand River Oklahoma Expedition (1914)
Excavator
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923
Collection History
Excavated by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) and Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923, assistant to Mark Harrington in Oklahoma) in 1914 during the Grand River Canoe Expedition.
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Place
Near Turkey Ford, 3 feet 8 inches from surface; Skeleton Rockshelter, Slate Spring Hollow; Turkey Ford; Delaware County or Ottawa County; Oklahoma; USA