Mortar
date: label: Date created
content: 3000 BC–AD 1600 (Late Archaic to Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Late Archaic and Woodland Traditions
label: Expedition leader
content: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
label: Excavator
content: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
label: Excavator
content: Charles O. Turbyfill (Charles Orr Turbyfill/C. O. Turbyfill), Non-Indian, 1888-1966
label: Excavator
content: Melville Decker, Non-Indian, 1865-1941
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated in 1920 by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), Charles O. Turbyfill (1888-1966, MAI staff member), Donald A. Cadzow (1894-1960, MAI staff member), and Melville Decker (1865-1941, a Staten Island boat builder) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: New York City, Staten Island, Tottenville; Richmond County; New York; USA
label: Island Name
content: Staten Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 10/1744
label: Barcode
content: 101744.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Mortar
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground