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Name:
Grooved Stone Weight (Net Weight / Bola Weight)

Description:

Artifact Name: Grooved Stone Weight (Net Weight / Bola Weight)

Material: Sandstone or fine-grained siltstone

Cultural Period: Archaic Period

Date Range: Approximately 8000 BC – 1000 BC

Geographic Region: Southeastern United States

Provenance: Exact find location unknown; part of a collection containing artifacts from the Tennessee River Valley region.

Dimensions (approximate): Diameter: ~1.5–1.75 inches
Thickness: ~1 inch

Condition: Complete and intact

Accession Number:
2024.1.205

Prior Inventory Number:
693

Collection:

Sub Collection:

Category:
Anthropology

Keywords:
Bola Weight, Stone Weight

Object Size (LxWxH):
1" x 1" x 1"

Type/Materials:
Sandstone

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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