Pat,
"Context" is a surface find from an agricultural field. Parenthetically,
about 0.5 mile from Ft. Russell, a War of 1812 site down near East St.
Louis.
It sort of reminded of some salt-glazed stoneware stoppers that I have
seen elsewhere.
Mark
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Historical Archaeologist
Illinois State Archaeological Survey
Prairie Research Institute
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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On 3/7/13 11:55 AM, "Patrick Martin" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Looks to me more like something to plug a hole in a heavy fabric or
>leather
>item, maybe holding liquid...... push in the pointed end until the fabric
>slips into the groove around the object..... but then again??????
>CONTEXT????
>PEMartin
>
>
>On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Branstner, Mark C
><[log in to unmask]>wrote:
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>> Folks,
>>
>> Please find attached a photo of an unknown lead object, found in
>>southern
>> Illinois. About 3/4 inch in diameter x 7/8 inch long. Certainly looks
>>like
>> munitions, and may have some rifling traces around base, but seems
>>pretty
>> unstable in terms of overall shape:
>>
>>
>>
>>http://s896.beta.photobucket.com/user/markbranst/library/UNKNOWN%20LEAD%2
>>0OBJECT
>>
>> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>> ___________________________________
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>> Mark C. Branstner, RPA
>>
>> Historical Archaeologist
>>
>>
>> Illinois State Archaeological Survey
>>
>> Prairie Research Institute
>>
>> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
>>
>> 209 Nuclear Physics Lab, MC-571
>>
>> 23 East Stadium Drive
>>
>> Champaign, IL 61820
>>
>>
>> Phone: 217.244.0892
>>
>> Fax: 217.244.7458
>>
>> Cell: 217.549.6990
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>> "Mongo only pawn in game of life." Mongo.
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