Tuscarora Quartzite
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 30 Jun 2003
name: label: Collector
content: Brian Fritz
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1738 (Tuscarora Quartzite): Direct collection from outcrop. Provenience includes bedrock and prehistoric quarry. Not a collection from archaeological context. Known collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, modern flint-knappers' work, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-1738 (Tuscarora Quartzite): Collected samples from natural exposures near a prehistoric lithic workshop. Appears to have been used only for expedient tools.
label: Notes
content: Tuscarora, also known as Tuscarora Quartzite, is a white or light to medium gray chert. When weathered it becomes pink and is frequently iron-stained. It has a coarse texture. Deposits include large pieces that are frost fractured.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Silurian, Form- Tuscarora
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Lewistown Narrows along Roaring Run, Juniata County, Pennsylvania; Much of central Pennsylvania
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: Used prehistorically for expedient tools.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 7
place: label: Place
content: Lewistown, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2071475
label: USNM Number
content: A599461-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone