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This small pipestone artifact, possibly a celt, was recovered from the surface of a Middle Ceramic period site in Elk County. It was donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1972. The artifact presents something of a conundrum: it has a celt-like edge and the general shape of a celt, but it is too small to be useful as a woodworking tool. The artifact was manufactured by grinding or pecking into its general shape followed by polishing.
Date: 1000-1500 CE
Item Number: 444624
Call Number: 14EK303 72.14.963 Carr donation
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 444624
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Ground Stone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Celt
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Material/Stone Type - Pipestone
People - American Indians
Places - Counties - Elk
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE - Middle Ceramic, 1000 - 1500 CE
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