Bifacial tool/projectile point

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Date created: 3000–200 BC (Late Archaic to Early Woodland period)

Culture/People: possibly Late Archaic or Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: John Kennedy, Seneca [Cattaraugus]
Previous owner: John Kennedy, Seneca [Cattaraugus]
Seller: John Kennedy, Seneca [Cattaraugus]
Seller agent: Dr. Arthur C. Parker (Arthur Caswell Parker/Ga-wa-so-wa-neh), Seneca [Cattaraugus], 1881-1955

Collection History: Collected or excavated by John Kennedy (Cattaraugus Seneca) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye in 1905 through anthropologist Dr. Arthur Caswell Parker (Ga-wa-so-wa-neh, Cattaraugus Seneca, 1881-1955).
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Place: 4 miles from Lake Erie; Cattaraugus Creek; Erie County, Chautauqua County; New York; USA

See related items: Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2973
Barcode: 002973.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws623da6b2c-5dc4-475e-a8f3-2667b518c59c

Record ID: NMAI_2699