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Vessel fragment/Potsherd

Object Details

Collection History
Collected or purchased from local residents by Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) in 1916 during the Susquehanna River Expedition, led by archaeologist Warren K. Moorehead (1866-1939) and sponsored by MAI.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
probably Late Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition member
Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925
Expedition leader
Warren K. Moorehead (Warren King Moorehead), Non-Indian, 1866-1939
Expedition
Susquehanna River Expedition (1916)
Date created
AD 1000–1600 (Late Woodland period)
Object Name
Vessel fragment/Potsherd
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Impressed, incised
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
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