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Efstathios I. Pappas
Doctoral Candidate
Department of Anthropology/096
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Trepal <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 8:12 am
Subject: Mystery artifact...ID help?
Hello Everyone,
I'm looking for a little help identifying an artifact.
The artifact was collected during excavation in a cannon boring mill at
the 1817-1912 West Point Foundry site. It was found in context with late
19th-century tobacco pipe fragments. It has a tapering, cylindrical
cross-section with a grooved collar and a rounded head with a straight,
narrow slit across the top and extending down the sides. the other end is
broken. I am not sure what material it's made from, though it may be clay,
hard and cool to the touch. It looks as though it has been turned on a
lathe, and the grooves are very sharp and straight. The broken end looks
as though it may have been cut rather than simply broken.
Photos:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/danthearcheologist/artifact_ID/001.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/danthearcheologist/artifact_ID/002.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/danthearcheologist/artifact_ID/003.jpg
Any ideas?
Regards,
Dan
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Daniel J. Trepal
Masters Candidate
Industrial Archaeology
Michigan Technological University
Social Sciences Dept.
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931
http://www.social.mtu.edu/IA/iahm.html[log in to unmask]
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