Axe head
date: label: Date created
content: 3000 BC–AD 900 (Late Archaic to Middle Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Late Archaic and Woodland Traditions
label: Expedition member
content: Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925
label: Expedition leader
content: Warren K. Moorehead (Warren King Moorehead), Non-Indian, 1866-1939
label: Expedition
content: Susquehanna River Expedition (1916)
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or purchased from local residents by Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) in 1916 during the Susquehanna River Expedition, led by archaeologist Warren K. Moorehead (1866-1939) and sponsored by MAI.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Bush River shell midden; Harford County; Maryland; 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: 5/2621
label: Barcode
content: 052621.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Axe head
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, grooved