Axe head
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in 1914.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Date created
- 6000–200 BC (Middle Archaic to Early Woodland period)
- Catalog Number
- 3/6447
- Barcode
- 036447.000
- Culture/People
- possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic and Early Woodland Traditions
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Object Name
- Axe head
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Ground, grooved
- Place
- Winchester; Winchester City; Virginia; USA
- See related items
- Multiple archaeological cultures
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Record ID
- NMAI_38939
- Usage
- CC0
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