Cross-shaped bannerstone (ceremonial atlatl weight)
Cross-shaped bannerstone (ceremonial atlatl weight)
Cross-shaped bannerstone (ceremonial atlatl weight)
Cross-shaped bannerstone (ceremonial atlatl weight)

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Cross-shaped bannerstone (ceremonial atlatl weight),

3000–2000 BCE

Eastern Woodland
Archaic
1998-513

Information

Title
Cross-shaped bannerstone (ceremonial atlatl weight)
Dates

3000–2000 BCE

Medium
Orange and white stone
Dimensions
h. 7.2 cm., w. 6.0 cm., d. 2.2 cm. (2 13/16 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
1998-513
Place Excavated

North America, United States, Illinois

Marks/Labels/Seals
Painted in black on verso: Peary County Painted on bottom edge: TB166
Culture
Woodland Tradition, Native American
Period
Archaic (North American), Eastern Woodland and Eastern Great Lake Native American styles
Type
atlatls, stone, ceremonial objects, weights, bannerstones
Materials
stone

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