Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 4000-1000 BC (Middle to Late Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Expedition
content: C.B. Moore-M.R. Harrington Tennessee Expedition (1919)
label: Expedition leader
content: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
label: Expedition sponsor
content: Clarence Bloomfield Moore (C.B. Moore), Non-Indian, 1852-1936
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated in 1919 during the C.B. Moore-M.R. Harrington Tennessee Expedition, led by MAI staff member Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971) and sponsored by MAI trustee and archaeologist Clarence Bloomfield Moore (1852-1936).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Mound 2, pre-mound pit; Hiwassee Island mounds and sites, Tennessee River; Meigs County; Tennessee; USA
label: Island Name
content: Hiwassee Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Tennessee River Islands
setName: label: See related items
content: Late 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: 9/6298
label: Barcode
content: 096298.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped
label: Dimensions
content: 6.2 x 3.1 x 1.2 cm