Bifacial tool/projectile point
Object Details
- Collection History
- Formerly in the collection of Eugene Staman (John Eugene Staman, 1894-1930, of Washington Boro, Pennsylvania) and probably collected by him at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Eugene Staman in 1916 during the Susquehanna River Expedition, led by archaeologist Warren K. Moorehead (1866-1939) and sponsored by MAI.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Date created
- 3000–200 BC (Late Archaic to Early Woodland period)
- Catalog Number
- 5/2531
- Barcode
- 052531.000
- Culture/People
- possibly Late Archaic or Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Possible collector
- Eugene Staman (John Eugene Staman), Non-Indian, 1894-1930
- Previous owner
- Eugene Staman (John Eugene Staman), Non-Indian, 1894-1930
- Donor
- Eugene Staman (John Eugene Staman), Non-Indian, 1894-1930
- Expedition leader
- Warren K. Moorehead (Warren King Moorehead), Non-Indian, 1866-1939
- Expedition
- Susquehanna River Expedition (1916)
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Object Name
- Bifacial tool/projectile point
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Flaked/chipped
- Place
- Washington Boro; Lancaster County; Pennsylvania; USA
- See related items
- Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture)
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Record ID
- NMAI_56786
