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This thick biface was recovered from Chase County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1904. A biface like this one could have been used as a chopping tool or, with more work, turned into a specific tool. The style is similar to a type of biface archeologists call Munkers Creek bifaces. The Munkers Creek phase describes a stone tool technology restricted primarily to the Flint Hills from 4000 to 3800 BCE.
Date: Unknown
Item Number: 444483
Call Number: 14CS 04.3.4 Richey donation
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 444483
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Chipped Stone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Biface
People - American Indians
People - American Indians - Prehistoric Cultures - Munkers Creek
Places - Counties - Chase
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE
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