Indian Artifact

Name/Title

Indian Artifact

Description

George Jordan was an early Shelby County collector and amatuer archaeologist. Celt, light gray in color, rectangular in shape. Surfaces are rounding, sides are flat. One end is rounded and one end is flat. Dark brown markings on both side. One surface is smooth the top surface is smooth on 1/2 of tool and rouugh on the other. Sides are flat, one end has a tapered cutting edge. Other end rounded. In 2000, Teresa Putty, Paleontologist, dated this artifact as Woodland Period, 1000 BC-AD 800.

Collection

Found In Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1985.001

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Made/Created

Notes

Date: 1000 BC-AD 800

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

May 23, 2001

Create Date

May 23, 2001

Update Date

June 26, 2004