Core
| 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 |
| Length: | 5 cm |
| Width: | 1.5 cm |
| Thickness: | 2.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of John Witthoft, 1964 |
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).
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Moundbuilders: Ancient Architects of North America (24 Jun 2017 - 26 Apr 2020) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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