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This nearly complete drill was found on the surface during an archeological survey at Fool Chief's Village, a Kansa village site in Shawnee County. Drills were used to bore holes in softer material than the drill itself, such as hides, shell, wood, or soft stone.
Date: 1828-1844
Item Number: 446310
Call Number: 14SH305-0-2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 446310
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Chipped Stone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Drill
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Material/Stone Type - Permian Chert
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Site Name - Fool Chief's Village
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kanza (Kaw)
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
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