Mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 8,000 BC–AD 1750 (Early Archaic to Late Fort Ancient period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic, Woodland, and Fort Ancient Traditions
label: Possible excavator
content: Robert A. Kercher (Robert Alvin Kercher), Non-Indian, 1919-2009
label: Possible owner
content: Robert A. Kercher (Robert Alvin Kercher), Non-Indian, 1919-2009
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Edgar Burke, Non-Indian, 1889-1950
label: Donor
content: Alicita B. Lee (Mrs. Frederick S. Lee/Mrs. F. S. Lee), Non-Indian, 1903-1992
label: Donor
content: Minnie M. Schwab (Mathilde "Tilita" Burke Bradbury Schwab/Mrs. Robert H. Schwab), Non-Indian, 1891-1970
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; possibly excavated by Robert A. Kercher (1919-2009, an amateur archaeologist and collector from the Cincinnati, Ohio, area); probably purchased from Robert Kercher by Dr. Edgar Burke (1889-1950, a physician and hospital director in Jersey City, New Jersey) in 1950; donated to MAI by Dr. Burke's sisters, Alicita Burke Lee (Mrs. Frederick S. Lee, 1903-1992) and Minnie Burke Schwab (Mrs. Robert H. Schwab, 1891-1970) in 1952.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Rockbridge; Hocking County; Ohio; USA
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: 21/9550
label: Barcode
content: 219550.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground