Lithic Type Specimen: MRS-14 (Mississippian Reed Springs, Variety 14)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 30 Aug 2012
label: Collection Date
content: 1970 to 1990
name: label: Collector
content: Don R. Dickson
label: Donor Name
content: Don R. Dickson
notes: label: Notes
content: MRS-14 (Mississippian Reed Springs, Variety 14): MRS Variety 14. Found in NE OK. and probably NW AR. The ground is usually a medium to dark gray, although this may be coupled with one or more zones of lighter gray. Darker irregular thin lines run across the field and often intersect each other by curving upward or downward. Sometimes tripolized areas are found in one part of a sample; however, the lines cross this part too. Often small dark spots (visible at 10 X) are peppered across the field. I have also noted the presence of large crystal lined or filled vugs or veins in some examples. While I have only located one source of this distinctive variety, others must exist because the type was commonly used to make bifaces in prehistoric times. This variety could be obtained in large tabular pieces. Flaking quality varies from good to excellent .
label: Notes
content: Reeds Spring
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Jun 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Delaware County, Oklahoma, 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: 2060436
label: USNM Number
content: A587178-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone