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Bifacial tool/projectile point

Object Details

Collection History
Excavated in 1929 during the Mrs. Thea Heye Texas Expedition, led by Edwin F. Coffin (1883-1946, MAI staff member) and sponsored by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Western Archaic and Late Pre-Contact Traditions
Expedition
Mrs. Thea Heye Texas Expedition (1928 -1929)
Expedition leader
Edwin Francis Coffin (E. F. Coffin), Non-Indian, 1883-1946
Expedition sponsor
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Date created
4000 BC–AD 1700 (Middle Archaic to Late Pre-Contact period)
Object Name
Bifacial tool/projectile point
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Flaked/chipped
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
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