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Donor Name:
State River And Water Supply  Search this
Culture:
Prehistoric  Search this
Object Type:
Scraper
Place:
Australia
Accession Date:
15 Feb 1928
Notes:
12 SCRAPERS: 4 LARGE; 8 SMALL. 5 SAY"NEWZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND"; 1 OF GREEN CHERT SAYS "FISHSCALER". SPECIMENS SUGGEST SOME ARE FROM NEW ZEALAND. CAT CARD CALLS FOR A HAMMER AND DRILL UNDER THIS # AS WELL, BUTTHEY ARE NOT PRESENT IN THIS LOCATIN. SSEPERATE FROM THIS BOX OF OBJECTS IS ANOTHER GROUP WITH THE SAME CAT #. CONTAINS 2 SCRAPERS FROM NEW ZEALAND: THE ITEMS HAVE WRITTEN ON THEM "N.Z. HAMMER"- A ROUND AND DISCOIDAL TOOL. ALSO, "N.Z. [ILLEGABLE]" ON A DRILL TYPE TOOL. BOTH WITH USE SCARS. (SRJONES 11/96)
Record Last Modified:
31 Jul 2020
Specimen Count:
12
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
097955
USNM Number:
A340094-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3972f3637-2149-4440-8048-c518525e5828
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8093240