Name/Title
Indian ArtifactDescription
George Jordan was an early Shelby County collector and amatuer archaeologist. Archaic grooved axe, black gray in color on one side. Is more convex than reverse side. cutting edge slopes. Stone above the groove slopes down to a curving edge, groove is 1" wide and 1/8" deep. In 2000, Teresa Putty, Paleontologist, dated this artifact as Archaic Period, 8000-6000 BC.
01/20/2018 Identified by Luke Cord as Full Grooved Axe (Archaic Period 8000-6000 BP)Collection
Found In CollectionAcquisition
Accession
1985.001Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffMade/Created
Notes
Date: 8000 BC-6000 BCCreate Date
May 7, 2001Update Date
December 20, 2018