Bifacial tool/projectile point and drill (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 8000–200 BC (Early Archaic to Early Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic and Early Woodland Traditions
label: Excavator
content: Jesse Peter, Non-Indian, 1884-1944
label: Previous owner
content: Jesse Peter, Non-Indian, 1884-1944
label: Seller
content: Jesse Peter, Non-Indian, 1884-1944
label: MAI agent
content: George W. Avery (G. W. Avery/George Wynne Avery), Non-Indian, 1866-1927
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated by Jesse Peter (1884-1944, an amateur archaeologist in Northern California and the Southwest) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from Jesse Peter in 1914 through George Wynne Avery (1866-1927, a mining superintendent who worked in Mexico and the Southwest).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Missouri; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 3/6717
label: Barcode
content: 036717.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bifacial tool/projectile point and drill (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped