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Name:
Ground stone celt fragment (woodworking tool)

Description:

Ground stone celt fragment recovered from Williams Island in the Tennessee River. The preserved bit edge indicates it was once part of a larger woodworking tool used by Native American cultures during the Archaic to Woodland periods.

Accession Number:
2024.1.210

Prior Inventory Number:
668

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Sub Collection:

Category:
Anthropology

Keywords:
celt

Object Size (LxWxH):
1.5" x 1" x .1875"

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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