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Name:
Ground stone celt (axe preform)

Description:

Native American quartzite celt preform (~6 inches) from the Tennessee River near Chattanooga, showing pecking but no finished blade edge, indicating an unfinished axe.

Accession Number:
2024.1.235

Prior Inventory Number:
673

Collection:

Sub Collection:

Category:
Anthropology

Keywords:
celt

Object Size (LxWxH):
6.75" x 2" x .1"

Type/Materials:
Quartzite

Origin Continent:
North America

Origin Country:
United States

Origin State/Province:
TN

Origin City/Town:
Chattanooga

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

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