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This unusual stone bead was recovered from House 8 at the Minneapolis site in Ottawa County. The bead, made of an unknown stone material, was shaped and drilled for use as an ornament. The Minneapolis site is a Smoky Hill aspect village occupied during the Middle Ceramic period.
Date: 1232-1409 CE
Item Number: 440090
Call Number: 14OT5-10005
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 440090
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Ground Stone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Bead
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Site Name - Minneapolis
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Adornment
People - American Indians
People - American Indians - Prehistoric Cultures - Smoky Hill
Places - Counties - Ottawa
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE - Middle Ceramic, 1000 - 1500 CE
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