- Name:
- Prehistoric Ground Stone Tool Fragment (Possible Celt or Chisel Tip)
- Description:
Artifact Type: Ground stone tool fragment (possible celt or chisel tip)
Material: Dense fine-grained stone
Manufacturing Technique: Ground and polished
Condition: Distal tip preserved; base broken
Length: Approximately 2 inches
Function: Woodworking tool
Cultural Period: Archaic–Woodland (approx. 6000 BCE – 1000 CE)
Find Location: Williams Island, Tennessee River, Tennessee
- Accession Number:
- 2024.1.202
- Prior Inventory Number:
- 656
- Collection:
- Sub Collection:
- Category:
- Anthropology
- Keywords:
- celt
- Object Size (LxWxH):
- .875" x .5625" x .1875"
- Type/Materials:
- Fine-grained stone
- Origin Continent:
- North America
- Origin Country:
- United States
- Origin State/Province:
- TN
- Origin City/Town:
- Williams Island
- Date/Era:
- Quarternary Period (0-2.6m years)
