- Name:
- Stone celt fragment (ungrooved axe head)
- Description:
Artifact: Stone celt fragment (ungrooved axe head)
Material: Hardstone (likely greenstone, basalt, or dense slate)
Size: ~3.5–4 in long
Function: Woodworking tool used for chopping and shaping wood; originally hafted to a wooden handle
Cultural period: Woodland–Mississippian
Provenance: Hiwassee River, Tennessee
- Accession Number:
- 2024.1.185
- Prior Inventory Number:
- 602
- Collection:
- Sub Collection:
- Category:
- Anthropology
- Keywords:
- celt
- Object Size (LxWxH):
- 4.75" x 2.125" x .625"
- Type/Materials:
- Greenstone
- Origin Continent:
- North America
- Origin Country:
- United States
- Origin State/Province:
- TN
- Origin City/Town:
- Hiwassee River
- Date/Era:
- Quarternary Period (0-2.6m years)
