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This knife was excavated in 1972 from an archeological site in Johnson County. The site dates to what archeologists call the Early Ceramic period. The knife may have been used for other purposes such as scraping or as a perform for a future tool. It is made from Flint Hills chert.
Date: 1-1000 CE
Item Number: 307846
Call Number: 14JO14-521
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 307846
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Chipped Stone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Knife
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Material/Stone Type - Florence
People - American Indians
Places - Counties - Johnson
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts - Tools - Knife
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