Name/Title
Indian ArtifactDescription
George Jordan was an early Shelby County collector and amatuer archaeologist. Archaic ellipsoidal bar weight, tannish gray, smooth and polished. Round on one side and rounded on other. Narrow elongated shape. 1/2" at wider end and 7/8" at other. Narrow end is more rounding. Has rings on the top which resemble tree rings. In 2000, Teresa Putty, Paleontologist, dated this artifact as Archaic Period, 8000 BC-6000 BC.Collection
Found In CollectionAcquisition
Accession
1985.001Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffMade/Created
Notes
Date: 8000 BC-6000 BCCreate Date
May 23, 2001Update Date
June 26, 2004