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1928.68.77

Stone spear-head or knife-blade

1928.68.77

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone spear-head or knife-blade
Long description
Leaf-shaped spear-head or knife-blade. [ZM 8/6/2005]
Cultural groups
Native American
Person
Field collector Horatio Nelson Rust
PRM source Arthur John Evans
Date
Date collected
1877
Acquisition information
Donated: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Chert Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Depth: max 11 mm, Length: max 90 mm, Width: max 52 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.68.77
Research and responses

The life of Archaeologist Horatio Nelson Rust is noted in Horatio Nelson Rust and His Contributions to the Development of American Archaeology by Teresa Militello. She writes pages 11-12 'Rust moved to Chicago with his wife and family in 1875 ... Rust’s archaeological investigations increased while in Chicago. He excavated and collected archaeological artifacts in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee, and Wisconsin (Rust 1873-1879 [Pocket Diary. Vol. 15-22, Record Unit 1228, the Horatio Nelson Rust Papers, Huntington Library, San Marino, California.]).

http://www.pcas.org/assets/documents/pagesfromrustweb-2_000.pdf [accessed 31/10/2016] [MJD (Verve) 31/10/2016]

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Spear-head, Knife

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