Object Details
- Collection History
- Excavated by archaeologist Clarence B. Moore (1852-1936) in 1913 or 1914; donated to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by C.B. Moore soon afterward; purchased by MAI from the Academy of Natural Sciences with other C.B. Moore collection materials in 1929.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian Traditions
- Seller
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)
- Previous owner
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)
- Excavator
- Clarence Bloomfield Moore (C.B. Moore), Non-Indian, 1852-1936
- Date created
- 11,500 BC–AD 1600 (Paleoindian to Late Mississippian period)
- Object Name
- Bifacial tool/projectile point
- Media/Materials
- Chert
- Techniques
- Flaked/chipped
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
