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Name:
Discoidal scraper / flake core

Description:

Artifact: Discoidal scraper / flake core
Material: Chert
Manufacture: Bifacially flaked circular stone tool with retouched edges
Function: Cutting, scraping hides, or flake production
Cultural Period: Archaic–Woodland (exact age unknown)
Provenance: Found in grave on Indian Hill, Jackson County, West Virginia

Accession Number:
2024.1.197

Prior Inventory Number:
604

Collection:

Sub Collection:

Category:
Anthropology

Keywords:
Scraper

Object Size (LxWxH):
2" x 2" x .1875

Type/Materials:
Chert

Origin Continent:
North America

Origin Country:
United States

Origin State/Province:
WV

Origin City/Town:
Jackson County

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

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