Bifacial tool/projectile point
date: label: Date created
content: 11,500 BC–AD 1600 (Paleoindian to Late Mississippian period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian Traditions
label: Seller
content: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)
label: Previous owner
content: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)
label: Excavator
content: Clarence Bloomfield Moore (C.B. Moore), Non-Indian, 1852-1936
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated by archaeologist Clarence B. Moore (1852-1936) in 1913 or 1914; donated to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by C.B. Moore soon afterward; purchased by MAI from the Academy of Natural Sciences with other C.B. Moore collection materials in 1929.
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place: label: Place
content: McKee Island dwelling site, Tennessee River; Marshall County; Alabama; USA
label: Island Name
content: McKee Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Tennessee River Islands
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: 17/2020
label: Barcode
content: 172020.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bifacial tool/projectile point
label: Media/Materials
content: Chert
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped