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Name:
Chert core fragment / raw material nodule

Description:

Artifact: Chert core fragment / raw material nodule
Material: Banded chert (chalcedony)
Manufacture: Natural nodule partially fractured through stone tool production or breakage
Size: ~2 in
Function: Raw material used for flintknapping (tool manufacture)
Cultural Period: Indeterminate
Provenance: Unknown

Accession Number:
2024.1.200

Prior Inventory Number:
666

Collection:

Sub Collection:

Category:
Anthropology

Keywords:
Nodule

Object Size (LxWxH):
1.5" x 1.625" x .75"

Type/Materials:
Chert

Origin Continent:
North America

Origin Country:
United States

Origin State/Province:
Unknown

Origin City/Town:
Unknown

Date/Era:
Quarternary Period (0-2.6m years)

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