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Name:
Utilized flake (expedient tool)

Description:

Small Native American quartz utilized flake, approximately 0.75–1 inch in size, showing minor edge wear consistent with expedient cutting or scraping use rather than a formal arrowhead.

Accession Number:
2024.1.671

Prior Inventory Number:
M-407

Collection:

Sub Collection:

Category:
Anthropology

Keywords:
Utilized flake

Object Size (LxWxH):
1.0625" x 1.5" x .25"

Type/Materials:
Quartz

Origin Continent:
North America

Origin Country:
United States

Origin State/Province:
MA

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

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