Object Details
- Collection History
- Excavated in 1933 by archaeologist Godfrey J. Olsen (1906-1964) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI and MAI trustee Henry Lee Ferguson (1881-1959).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Late Archaic and Woodland Traditions
- Excavator
- Godfrey J. Olsen, Non-Indian, 1906-1964
- Expedition sponsor
- Henry Lee Ferguson (Henry L. Ferguson), Non-Indian, 1881-1959
- Date created
- 3000 BC–AD 1600 (Late Archaic to Late Woodland period)
- Object Name
- Fishing line sinker or net weight/sinker
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Ground, grooved
- Object Type
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
