Bannerstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight) (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 6000–1000 BC (Middle to Late Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Excavator
content: George Hubbard Pepper (GHP), Non-Indian, 1873-1924
label: Excavator
content: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated by George Heye and George Hubbard Pepper (1873-1924, MAI staff member) in 1915.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Near Canton; Canton; Haywood County; North Carolina; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 4/2869
label: Barcode
content: 042869.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bannerstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight) (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, drilled