This pendant was recovered from the Oliphant site in Labette County during excavations in 1980 by Kansas Historical Society Archeologists. The pendant was recovered from a midden (refuse heap) at the site and is made of slate. It shows some polishing and shaping along the edges. The Oliphant site was a Cuesta phase Pomona variant habitation site occupied during the Early and Middle Ceramic periods. Cuesta phase sites are the earliest sites in southeastern Kansas with recognizable remains of houses, pottery, and domesticated plants, including maize. They date from 800 to 1000 CE.