Native American Stone Knife 2

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Title

Native American Stone Knife 2

Description

This stone knife measures around 3.5cm by 2.6cm by .8cm. It is known as a cryptocrystalline lithic, and is made out of chert–either Eppler or Harmonyvale. It is a milky white/grey color, has percussion marks, and appears to be flat.

Source

SUNY New Paltz archives

Publisher

Dr. Diamond, professor at SUNY New Paltz

Date

It is temporarily non-diagnostic; it could have originated anywhere in the time span from 7000 BC-1678.

Rights

This item belongs to Dr. Diamonds archeology collection at SUNY New Paltz

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Citation

“Native American Stone Knife 2,” Hudson River Valley Heritage Exhibits, accessed December 27, 2024, https://omeka2.hrvh.org/items/show/656.

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