Bannerstone part/fragment (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
date: label: Date created
content: 3000–1000 BC (Late Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: James E. Byrd, Non-Indian, 1911-2002
label: Seller
content: James E. Byrd, Non-Indian, 1911-2002
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected at an unknown date by James E. Byrd (1911-2002, an amateur archaeologist and local historian in Suffolk, Virginia); purchased by MAI from James Byrd in 1950.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Holland; Suffolk City; Virginia; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Late 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: 21/5199
label: Barcode
content: 215199.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bannerstone part/fragment (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, grooved