Graver
Object Details
- Notes
- THESE SPECIMENS APPEAR TO BE GRAVERS OR POINTED SCRAPERS. THESE SPECIALIZED TOOLS WERE MADE FROM LARGE FLAKES. SOME OF THESE TOOLS HAVE MORE THAN ONE ENGRAVING SPUR; NORMALLY ISOLATED BY FINE UNIFACIAL PRESSURE FLAKING. EDGE ANGLES VARY ON THESE TYPE OF TOOLS FROM 45 DEGREES TO 95 DEGREES. THESE FALL WITHIN THAT RANGE. ARCHAIC TO LATE ARCHAIC.
- Record Last Modified
- 31 Jul 2020
- Specimen Count
- 2
- Culture
- Archaic
- Data Source
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- Accession Date
- 19 Mar 1986
- Collection Date
- 1962 to 1970
- Accession Number
- 358144
- USNM Number
- A527155-0
- Collector
- Mrs. Charlotte Stein
- Mr. Sidney Stein
- Donor Name
- Mr. Sidney Stein
- Site Name
- Mint Spring Site 8
- Object Type
- Graver
- Length - Object
- 5 cm
- Width - Object
- 3 cm
- Place
- Madison County, Alabama, United States, North America
- See more items in
- Anthropology
- Topic
- Archaeology
- Record ID
- nmnhanthropology_8283550
- Usage
- CC0
