- Name:
- Ground stone tool fragment (chisel or celt tip)
- Description:
Artifact Type: Ground stone tool fragment (chisel or celt tip)
Material: Dense fine-grained stone
Manufacturing Technique: Ground and polished
Condition: Broken butt end; working tip preserved
Length: Approximately 2 inches
Tip Style: Angled working edge
Function: Woodworking tool
Cultural Period: Archaic – Woodland (approx. 6000 BCE – 1000 CE)
Find Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee, Tennessee River Valley
- Accession Number:
- 2024.1.203
- Prior Inventory Number:
- 658
- Collection:
- Sub Collection:
- Category:
- Anthropology
- Keywords:
- celt
- Object Size (LxWxH):
- 1.5" x .5625" x .1875"
- Type/Materials:
- Fine-grained stone
- Origin Continent:
- North America
- Origin Country:
- United States
- Origin State/Province:
- TN
- Origin City/Town:
- Chattanooga
- Date/Era:
- Quarternary Period (0-2.6m years)
