Core
64-12-4
From: United States of America | Louisiana | Belzoni | Jaketown Site
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 64-12-4 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Poverty Point Culture |
Provenience | United States of America | Louisiana | Belzoni | Jaketown Site |
Culture Area | Southeast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Chert |
Technique | Chipped |
Description | Fluted polyhedral cores made upon a glacial pebble. All have some of rind preserved, -1 and -2 have a large area of it. (Pebbles are from the ancient gravel bars of the Ohio River, later exposed in Mississippi). |
Length | 5 cm |
Width | 1.5 cm |
Thickness | 2.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of John Witthoft, 1964 |
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