Bifacial tool/projectile point (unfinished)

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Date created: 1000 BC–AD 500 (Early to Middle Woodland period)

Culture/People: possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition member: Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925
Expedition leader: Warren K. Moorehead (Warren King Moorehead), Non-Indian, 1866-1939
Expedition: Susquehanna River Expedition (1916)

Collection History: Collected or purchased from local residents by Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) in 1916 during the Susquehanna River Expedition, led by archaeologist Warren K. Moorehead (1866-1939) and sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Mifflinville; Columbia County; Pennsylvania; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/2478
Barcode: 052478.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Bifacial tool/projectile point (unfinished)
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Flaked/chipped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e3e1fb17-81cd-4a9d-a34f-a80c34cad53f

Record ID: NMAI_56730