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The 3/4 grooved axe shown here was donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1979. It was collected from a habitation site in Doniphan County with multiple occupations. While 3/4 grooved axes are frequently recovered from late Archaic sites, there use is not restricted to that time period. Axes like these are made by pecking a hard stone into a rough shape and then grinding and polishing it into its final state. The groove would have been used to haft the axe to the handle.
Date: Unknown
Item Number: 450277
Call Number: 14DP1306 1979.48.328 Nebraska State Historical Society & Zimmerman donations
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 450277
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Ground Stone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Axe
Objects and Artifacts - Tools & Equipment for Materials - Woodworking
People - American Indians
Places - Counties - Doniphan
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE
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