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Bifacial tool/projectile point

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by amateur archaeologist Edward Brooks (Ned Brooks, ca. 1888-1957) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Edward Brooks in 1946.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
probably Maritime Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector
Edward Brooks (Ned Brooks), Non-Indian, ca. 1888-1957
Donor
Edward Brooks (Ned Brooks), Non-Indian, ca. 1888-1957
Date created
3000–1800 BC (Late Archaic period)
Object Name
Bifacial tool/projectile point
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Flaked/chipped
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
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