Benton bifacial tool/projectile point
Object Details
- Collection History
- Possibly collected by Dr. E.E. Ellis (ca. 1862-1907, a physician in Dyersburg, Tennessee); given by Dr. Ellis to Dr. Joseph L. Jones (1833-1896, New Orleans, Louisiana) in 1887; purchased by George Heye from Dr. Jones's widow, Susan Polk Jones (1842-1921), in 1906.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Date created
- 6000–3000 BC (Middle Archaic period)
- Catalog Number
- 7833
- Barcode
- 007833.001
- Culture/People
- probably Middle Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Seller
- Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
- Previous owner
- Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
- Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896
- Dr. E. E. Ellis, Non-Indian, ca. 1862-1907
- Possible collector
- Dr. E. E. Ellis, Non-Indian, ca. 1862-1907
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Object Name
- Benton bifacial tool/projectile point
- Media/Materials
- Chert, stone
- Techniques
- Flaked/chipped
- Place
- Prentiss County; Mississippi; USA
- See related items
- Middle Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture)
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Record ID
- NMAI_8196
