Benton bifacial tool/projectile point
date: label: Date created
content: 6000–3000 BC (Middle Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Middle Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Seller
content: Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
label: Previous owner
content: Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. E. E. Ellis, Non-Indian, ca. 1862-1907
label: Possible collector
content: Dr. E. E. Ellis, Non-Indian, ca. 1862-1907
notes: label: Collection History
content: Possibly collected by Dr. E.E. Ellis (ca. 1862-1907, a physician in Dyersburg, Tennessee); given by Dr. Ellis to Dr. Joseph L. Jones (1833-1896, New Orleans, Louisiana) in 1887; purchased by George Heye from Dr. Jones's widow, Susan Polk Jones (1842-1921), in 1906.
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place: label: Place
content: Prentiss County; Mississippi; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Middle Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture)
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: 7833
label: Barcode
content: 007833.001
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Benton bifacial tool/projectile point
label: Media/Materials
content: Chert, stone
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped