Stone Tool: Hoe

1983.04.0001

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Stone Tool: Hoe (1983.04.0001)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Materials T&E : Agricultural T&E : Cultivation Equipment
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	America, North : United States : Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, or Tennessee
Period	Mississippian, Prehistoric
Date	N/A
Culture	Native American

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	20.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	13.9 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	2.0 cm
Weight	497 g
Measuring Remarks	N/A
Materials	Stone--Chert
Manufacturing Processes	N/A

Research Remarks

Description	Under Review
Published Description	N/A
Bibliography	Curtis, Edward S. The North American Indian. 20 vols. New York 1970 (1907). UIUC: 970.1 Cg4n 1970 V1-20. Griffin, James B. Archaeology of Eastern United States. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1966 (1952). UIUC: 913.73 G87a. Handbook of North American Indians. 20 vols. Washington,DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1984. UIUC: 970.402 H191. Especially v. 16: Technology and casual culture. Jennings, Jesse D. Prehistory of North America. New York: McGraw Hill, 1968. UIUC: 970.1 J44P. "Museum receives Tombaugh collection," Heritage , (Spring 1984): 3. Willey, Gordon. An Introduction to American Archaeology. Vol I: North and Middle America. New Jersey, 1966. UIUC: g13.7 W66i V.1. Wormington, H.M. Ancient man in North America. Denver, CO: Denver Museum of Natural History, 1964 (1957). UIUC: 913.7 W89a 1957.
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Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication	Gift of Mrs. Reid Tombaugh
Reproduction	No

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