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Object ID: 32699
Site Name: Zekiah Fort
Context Number: 18CH808-253
Count: 1
Object Type: gunflint
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Material: stone
Material Subtype: flint
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Remarks: chert or chalcedony
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Small Find ID: 586
No of Objects: 1
Location: SMCM
Conserved: No
Record Date: 7/14/2011
Recorder: Strickland
Color1: gray
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Length: 0.70 inches
Width: 0.67 inches
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Category: Arms/Armor
Subcategory: Gunflint
Country: Europe
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Remarks: reworked chert or chalcedony gunflint, unidentified spall type (likely basic spall), missing/worn leading edge. Has large pit under percussion bulb on upper face.
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Verified: 10/18/2013
Verified By: Rimer
Record Last Update: 10/18/2013
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Context ID: 3732
Site Name: Zekiah Fort
Context Number: 18CH808-253
Summary: lot 253, test unit 410235, level A
Short Title: PLOWZONE
Deposit Type: plowzone
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Center X: 328412
Center Y: 1349238
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Horizontal Location: N328410-328415, E1349235-13499240
Excavation Unit: 410235
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Stratigraphic Level: A
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Area: 410235
Unit Size: 5x5ft
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Screen Type: 1/4 inch
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Remarks: SW Corner Top: 179.53 ft; SW Corner Bottom: 178.62 ft
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Munsell Color: Dark yellowish brown (10YR3/4) sandy loam
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Excavated By: St. Mary's College of Maryland
Excavated Date: 2011

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