Worked turtle shell
date: label: Date created
content: 200 BC–AD 1600 (Middle to Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Excavator
content: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
label: Excavator
content: Donald R. Sainz, Non-Indian, 1912-1993
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated in 1940 by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) and Donald R. Sainz (1912-1993, an amateur archaeologist from Staten Island, New York) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Black Rock; Athens; Greene County; New York; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Materials: Waste
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 20/2958
label: Barcode
content: 202958.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Materials: Waste
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Worked turtle shell
label: Media/Materials
content: Turtle shell/carapace
label: Techniques
content: Cut