Chert Fragment
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Chert Fragment
Chert
1 15/16 x 1 1/4 x 11/16 in. (5 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
64.6.18
Acquisition Date:
1964 or earlier
Geography:
North and Central America, United States, Maine, Penobscott Bay
Classification:
Unclassifiable Artifacts; Artifact Remnants; Stone, Worked
Culture/Nationality:
Native American
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- chert - Fine-grained, dense sedimentary rock consisting of interlocking crystals of quartz approximately 30 microns in diameter. Chert and its varieties, such as flint, are non-gem varieties of cryptocrystalline-granular quartz. These stones chip very easily and thus may be fashioned into tools with a sharp edge; they are also used for building.
- Native American - Typically reserved to refer narrowly to the cultures of the native peoples of the United States and Canada, excluding the Eskimos and Aleuts. For the indigenous peoples of Canada use the term "First Nations." For the broader concept of the cultures of any native peoples of Central America, South America, North America, or the West Indies who are considered to belong to the Mongoloid division of the human species, use "Amerindian (culture)."
- North American - Refers to the cultures of the continent of North America, which is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Arctic Circle, and Central America. In classifications schemes based on physical geography, Central America, and North America are parts of the same continent.
- northeast - The compass point lying midway between north and east.
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