Name/Title
Indian ArtifactDescription
Full groove axe, gray-like color w/ specks of blackish gray. Lighter color on one side. Small dark discoloration near cutting edge on one side. Single cutting edge. In 2000 Teresa Putty, Paleantologist, dated this artifact as 8000-6000 B.C., the Archaic Period. George Jordan was an early Shelby County collector and amateur archaeologist.
01/20/2018 Identified by Luke Cord as Full Grooved Axe (Archaic Period 8000-6000 BP)Use
8000-6000 B.C., Archaic PeriodAcquisition
Accession
1985.001Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffMade/Created
Place
County
Shelby CountyState/Province
IndianaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaNotes
Date: 8000 BC-6000 BCCreate Date
April 18, 2001Update Date
May 7, 2025