Bifacial tool/projectile point

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Date created: 9000–8000 BC (Late Paleoindian period)

Culture/People: probably Paleoindian Tradition: Folsom (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: H. Prescott Beach (Harry Prescott Beach), Non-Indian, 1871-1943
Previous owner: H. Prescott Beach (Harry Prescott Beach), Non-Indian, 1871-1943; Robert T. Beach (Robert Treat Beach), Non-Indian, 1909-1970
Donor: Robert T. Beach (Robert Treat Beach), Non-Indian, 1909-1970

Collection History: Collected by H. Prescott Beach (1871-1943, of Montclair, New Jersey) at an unknown date; inherited by his son Robert T. Beach (1909-1970); donated to MAI by Robert Beach in 1962.
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Place: Haskell; Passaic County; New Jersey; USA (inferred)

See related items: Paleoindian Tradition: Folsom (archaeological culture); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/2051
Barcode: 232051.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Bifacial tool/projectile point
Media/Materials: Quartzite
Techniques: Flaked/chipped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6171cd494-2bda-414f-acc7-319453abe28c

Record ID: NMAI_247261