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This celt, extremely small yet quite refined, was collected from a multicomponent archeological site in Doniphan County with occupations in the Archaic and Early Ceramic periods. It was donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1984. The celt would have been manufactured by grinding or pecking it into a general shape followed by polishing. It could have been hafted onto a handle and, if used, would required periodic resharpening. There is polish on the bit end of the small celt.
Date: 7000 BCE-1000 CE
Item Number: 448234
Call Number: 14DP377 1984.F.5 Kellogg donation
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 448234
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Ground Stone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Celt
People - American Indians
Places - Counties - Doniphan
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE - Archaic, 7000 BCE - 1 CE
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE - Early Ceramic, 1 - 1000 CE
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