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1 | BA# | Catalog or Accession # | Date Studied | Bannerstone Type | Material | Perforation | Condition | Find | Provenance/Provenience | Location | Color | Width (cm) | Height (cm) | Diameter of Perforation (cm) | Depth at Perforation/or Widest Point (cm) | Depth at Edge (cm) | Weight (g) | Date | Notes | Rights | ABP url | |||
2 | 1 | 1/1702 | 11/15/2016 | Shield | Slate with trace fossils | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Thousand Island, Jefferson County, New York | 9.7 | 12.5 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 270.3 | 6000-1000 BCE | This bannerstone is well worn with chips at the top and bottom of the perforation and chips along the edges. Smooth finish with evident scratch marks from fine polishing. Monochromatic fine-grained shale and slate were often chosen for Shield-shaped bannerstones. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/62 | |||||
3 | 2 | 1/1821 | 9/20/2016 | Bottle | Quartz, ferruginous | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Mississippi. Donor Jackson D. Steward | Dark orange, grayish white | 5.9 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 161.9 | 6000-1000 BCE | This finely carved iconic Bottle-shaped bannerstone has signs of wear at either side of the perforation. W.H. Pell/Miss written on stone may indicate previous owner. Published in Knoblock (1939) Pl. 249, no. 5. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/63 | ||||
4 | 3 | 2/148 | 12/6/2016 | Triangular | Blueschist | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Richmond County, Georgia. Donor C.C. Jones Jr. pg. 119 | Dark greenish gray with reflective elements | 5.1 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 123.3 | 6000-1000 BCE | Several horizontal lines have been incised on the front and crisscrossed diagonal lines across the back of this bannerstone. These markings appear to be archaic in origin and may have been incised when the stone was carved or added later for unknown purposes. Published in Knoblock (1939) Plate 121, no. 10. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/64 | ||||
5 | 4 | 2/1919 | 12/6/2016 | Rectangular | Gabbro | Partially-Perforated | Preform | Non-Archaelogical | Chattahoochee River, Alabama. Donor C. C. Jones Jr. pg. 231 | Dark greenish gray | 11.6 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 1 | 765.8 | 6000-1000 BCE | This preform is in a rough state with a partially tapered perforation 3.0 cm deep on one side without a nipple indicating that solid wood rather than cane was used for drilling. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/65 | ||||
6 | 5 | 2/2205 | 12/6/2016 | Ovate, Southern | Igneous, medium to coarse-grained alkaline | Partially-Perforated | Preform | Non-Archaelogical | Habershan County, Georgia. C.C. Jones Jr. Donor pg. 62 | Dark greenish gray with white and black elements | 10.3 | 11.5 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 320.7 | 6000-1000 BCE | This preform is in a rough state with a perforation 2.3cm on one side with a nipple indicating that cane was used for drilling. Published in Knoblock (1939) Pl. 172, no. 2. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/66 | ||||
7 | 6 | 2/2791 | 12/6/2016 | Wisconsin Wing | Gabbro, recrystallized | Non-Perforated | Preform | Non-Archaelogical | Savannah River, Price's Island, Georgia; Donor C.C. Jones Jr. pg. ? | Greenish gray, with light beige elements | 14 | 9.3 | n/a | 3.1 | 1.8 | 659.5 | 6000-1000 BCE | The Wisconsin Wing bannerstone is one of several preforms found on Price’s Island in the Savannah River, Georgia. It is roughly formed with a pronounced chip on the upper left wing. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/67 | ||||
8 | 7 | 2/3261 | 12/6/2016 | Rectangular Barreled | Granitoid, hypersthene bearing coarse-grained | Non-Perforated | Preform | Non-Archaelogical | Savannah River, Columbia County, Georgia. Donor C.C. Jones Jr. pg. 64 | Grayish green with brown, beige, and black elements | 9.4 | 10.5 | n/a | 2.7 | 0.9 | 543.5 | 6000-1000 BCE | This is one of four preforms found in a shell midden on the banks of the Savannah River. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/68 | ||||
9 | 8 | 2/3581 | 9/20/2016 | Ovate, Southern | Granite | Partially-Perforated | Preform | Non-Archaelogical | Oglethorpe County, Georgia; Donor C.C. Jones, Jr. pg. 70 | Light olive gray, with olive gray, pinkish gray, and yellowish gray elements | 12.3 | 10.5 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 551.3 | 6000-1000 BCE | This Ovate, Southern preform has the beginnings of a rounded spine on the front and a squared spine on the back. This is a commonly found spine variation similar to those found at Volusia County, Fl. Published in Knoblock (1939) Pl. 171, no. 5. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/69 | ||||
10 | 9 | 2/4610 | 12/6/2016 | Ovate, Southern | Granitoid, hypersthene bearing coarse-grained | Non-Perforated | Preform | Non-Archaelogical | Savannah River, Columbia County, Georgia. Donor C.C. Jones Jr. pg. 61 | Grayish green, with brown, beige, and black elements | 10.3 | 7.5 | n/a | 3.4 | 0.6 | 479.7 | 6000-1000 BCE | This preform was found in the riverbed of the Savannah River in Columbia County near its confluence with Kiokee Creek. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/70 | ||||
11 | 10 | 2/4611 | 12/6/2016 | Ovate, Southern | Meta-igneous: mafic/ultramafic protolith | Non-Perforated | Preform | Non-Archaelogical | Savannah River, Columbia County, Georgia. Donor C.C. Jones Jr. pg. 61 | Greenish gray | 10.2 | 8.5 | n/a | 2.7 | 0.8 | 452.9 | 6000-1000 BCE | This preform was found in the riverbed of the Savannah River in Columbia County near its confluence with Kiokee Creek. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/71 | ||||
12 | 11 | 2/4887 | 12/6/2016 | Triangular | Meta sedimentary, silica-rich | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Columbia County, Georgia. Donor C. C. Jones Jr. pg. 249 | Medium orange with white and black elements | 5.9 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 158.9 | 6000-1000 BCE | Published in Knoblock (1939) Pl. 121, no. 6. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/72 | ||||
13 | 12 | 2/5105 | 12/6/2016 | Ovate | Meta-igneous: mafic/ultramafic protolith | Non-Perforated | Preform | Non-Archaelogical | Columbia County, Georgia. Donor C. C. Jones Jr. pg. 77 | Greenish gray | 9 | 7.4 | n/a | 3.2 | 0.6 | 422.1 | 6000-1000 BCE | This is a very early stage preform with an asymmetrical ridge. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/73 | ||||
14 | 13 | 2/5109 | 11/15/2016 | Triangular | Meta-igneous, medium to coarse-grained; likely primitive bulk composition | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Columbia County, Georgia. Donor C.C. Jones Jr. pg.249 | Light pink with black and white elements | 7.5 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 153.5 | 6000-1000 BCE | The edges of this bannerstone are chipped with deep random scratches on the back of the stone from wear or use. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/74 | ||||
15 | 14 | 2/5507 | 12/6/2016 | Ovate | Meta-igneous | Non-Perforated | Preform | Non-Archaelogical | Colonels Island, Liberty County, Georgia, Donor C.C. Jones Jr. | Greenish gray | 10.1 | 7.8 | n/a | 1.9 | 0.8 | 356 | 6000-1000 BCE | This is a single-faced un-perforated preform with a spine formed on one side, flat on the other side, similar in shape to D/146. The stone is chipped on one edge indicting that it might have been used as a percussive tool. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/75 | ||||
16 | 15 | 9/33 | 11/15/2016 | Reel | Banded slate | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Wellington, Lorain County, Ohio | Greenish gray with greenish black banding | 6.5 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 95.9 | 6000-1000 BCE | This Reel-shaped bannerstone was carefully carved in relation to the complex natural banding on the front and back of the stone. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/76 | ||||
17 | 16 | 9/34 | 10/18/2016 | Geniculate | Banded slate | Perforated | Broken | Non-Archaelogical | Ohio, donor A.C. Williams | Olive gray with dark greenish gray banding | 6.7 | 13.8 | 1.9 | n/a | 0.2 | 99.9 | 6000-1000 BCE | This bannerstone is broken at perforation either because the stone is weakest at this point or because it was intentionally broken as is common with bannerstones at the time of their burial. As is common with the geniculate shape, the perforation is oval rather than circular. Carving and banding are elegantly aligned, with smooth polished surface. The perforation made was with a combination of drilling and scraping to achieve the oval shape. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/77 | ||||
18 | 17 | 13/105 | 9/20/2016 | Lunate, Knobbed | Banded slate | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Elbridge, Onondaga County, New York | Dark greenish gray with brownish gray banding | 15.8 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.9 | 163.5 | 6000-1000 BCE | This bannerstone is finely polished with a slight chip at the perforation and gash along the surface. Published in Knoblock (1939) Pl. 223, no. 16. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/78 | ||||
19 | 18 | 13/114 | 11/29/2016 | Pick, Curved | Banded slate | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Van Buren, Onondaga County, New York | Dark greenish gray with greenish black banding | 9.9 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 27.38 | 6000-1000 BCE | This bannerstone has unusual flattened surfaces on either side of the spine. It is considerably smaller than most bannerstones and may be a miniature. Its small size may have lead to it being considered a fake. All details of its shape and method of carving, however, appear consistent with an archaic origin of exceptional quality. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/79 | ||||
20 | 19 | 20/1995 | 11/1/2016 | Butterfly, Single-Notched | Banded slate | Perforated | Broken and repurposed | Non-Archaelogical | Hamilton County, Ohio. Donor Robert N. Lamborn Estate. | Olive gray | 6.5 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 58.9 | 6000-1000 BCE | This bannerstone is broken at the spine either because the stone is weakest at the thin surface of the spine or because it was intentionally broken at the spine as is common with bannerstones. There is also a hole 0.4cm to the side of the spine that indicates Archaic Period repurposing of the stone. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/80 | ||||
21 | 20 | 20.0/850 | 11/15/2016 | Wisconsin Wing | Granitoid, hypersthene bearing coarse-grained | Non-Perforated | Preform | Non-Archaelogical | Big Kiokee Creek, Columbia County, Georgia. Donor George F. Peabody from Roland Steiner (collection). | Greenish gray with white and brown elements | 10.8 | 6.7 | n/a | 2.4 | 0.4 | 227.34 | 6000-1000 BCE | This is a well-defined Wisconsin Wing preform with one edge slightly chipped from possible percussive use. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/81 | ||||
22 | 21 | 20.0/851 | 12/6/2016 | Triangular | Granitoid, hypersthene bearing coarse-grained | Non-Perforated | Preform | Non-Archaelogical | Big Kiokee Creek, Columbia County, Georgia. Donor George F. Peabody from Roland Steiner (collection). | Greenish gray with white and brown elements | 7.9 | 7 | n/a | 3.4 | 0.4 | 341.7 | 6000-1000 BCE | This Triangular-shaped bannerstone was found with several others at the Big Kiokee Creek in Georgia. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/82 | ||||
23 | 22 | 20.0/8285 | 11/29/2016 | Shield | Slate with trace fossils | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Henrico County, Virginia. Donor Charles M. Wallace | Greenish gray | 7.5 | 9.6 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 209.4 | 6000-1000 BCE | This is a monochromatic finally polished stone common with Shield-shaped bannerstones. There are chips at either edge of the perforations. On the front of the stone to the left of the spine there is an incised image of a seated person wearing a hat with the initials “D” and “s”. To the right of the spine is a large fish. On the back of the stone an anchor is incised. These incised markings are not Archaic in nature. They would have been added in th 19th century when most bannerstones were found in the land by settlers. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/83 | ||||
24 | 23 | 20.1/3886 | 10/18/2016 | Butterfly, Single-Notched | Banded slate | Perforated | Broken | Non-Archaelogical | Genesee River, Monroe County, New York. Donor Dr. Walter L. Hildburgh | Light olive gray with olive gray banding | 4.8 | 5.9 | n/a | 1.3 | 0.1 | 40.44 | 6000-1000 BCE | This bannerstone is broken at the spine either because the stone is weakest at the thin surface of the spine or because it was intentionally broken at the spine as is common with bannerstones. There is a gash towards the edge of the wing. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/84 | ||||
25 | 24 | 20.1/5818 | 10/18/2016 | Butterfly | Banded slate with trace fossils | Perforated | Broken | Non-Archaelogical | Saratoga County, New York (Ross's Farm) | Medium gray with dark gray banding | 4.5 | 3.9 | 1 | n/a | n/a (broken at edge) | 13.2 | 6000-1000 BCE | This bannerstone is broken at the spine either because the stone is weakest at the thin surface of the spine or because it was intentionally broken at the spine as is common with bannerstones. This piece is exceptionally delicate and small and may have been a miniature. The carving is carefully done to accentuate the natural banding from the spine out to the edge of the wing. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/85 | ||||
26 | 25 | 20.1/6788 | 10/18/2016 | Ovate, Notched | Banded slate with trace fossils | Perforated | Broken | Non-Archaelogical | South Central Mississippi | Light gray with medium gray banding | 5.9 | 12.2 | n/a | 1.9 | 0.2 | 130.5 | 6000-1000 BCE | This bannerstone is broken at the spine either because the stone is weakest at the thin surface of the spine or because it was intentionally broken at the spine as is common with bannerstones. There are deep grooves on the inner curve of one of the notched sides indicating carving techniques for these kinds of complex shapes. The thin and thick light veins distinguish the natural stone. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/86 | ||||
27 | 26 | 20.1/9172 | 11/15/2016 | Double Edged | Metamorphic: silica rich, fine-grained metamorphic | Perforated | Broken | Non-Archaelogical | Milan. Allen County, Indiana. Donor: R. S. Robertson. Written on label G. G. Nuttle 1879 | Dark greenish gray with greenish black banding | 8.7 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 73 | 6000-1000 BCE | The bannerstone is broken at the spine either because the stone is weakest at the thin surface of the spine or because it was intentionally broken at the spine as is common with bannerstones. The top and bottom edges of the stone are delicately fluted. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/87 | ||||
28 | 27 | 20.1/9174 | 10/18/2016 | Crescent, Double | Banded slate | Perforated | Broken | Non-Archaelogical | Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. Donor R. S. Roberston | Brownish gray with dark brown banding | 7.5 | 8.3 | n/a | 2.5 | 0.1 | 115.5 | 6000-1000 BCE | This bannerstone is broken at the spine either because the stone is weakest at the thin surface of the spine or because it was intentionally broken at the spine as is common with bannerstones. There are chips along the edge of the lower crescent. Fort Wayne Indiana E. Phelps, 1814 is written on a label loosely pasted on the stone. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/88 | ||||
29 | 28 | D/142 | 9/13/2016 | Ovate, Southern | Metamporphic: fine-grained | Perforated | Whole | Archaelogical | Tomoka Creek, Volusia County, Florida. Donor A.E. Douglass | Mound cache | Light olive gray with white elements | 13 | 10.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 253.4 | 6000-1000 BCE | This is a finely finished bannerstone with a rounded spine on the face and a squared spine on the back. There is a naturally occurring dark brown band 1.6cm from the edge of the right wing. This bannerstone was excavated along with seven other bannerstones by A. E. Douglass in 1881. Published in “A Find of Ceremonial Axes in a Florida Mound,” The American Antiquarian (1882): 100-109; and in Bruce John Piatek, “The Tomoka Mound Complex in Northeastern Florida,” Southeastern Archaeology Winter (1994) 109-118. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/89 | |||
30 | 29 | D/144 | 9/13/2016 | Ovate, Southern | Limestone, oolitic | Perforated | Whole | Archaelogical | Tomoka Creek, Volusia County, Florida. Donor A.E. Douglass | Mound cache | Light olive gray | 13.3 | 10.1 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 241.2 | 6000-1000 BCE | This bannerstone has a rounded spine on the face and a squared spine on the back. The patina on over the surface indicates that the chips on the right lower edge were occurred before burial. It was excavated along with seven other bannerstones by A. E. Douglass in 1881. Published in “A Find of Ceremonial Axes in a Florida Mound,” The American Antiquarian (1882): 104; and in Bruce John Piatek, “The Tomoka Mound Complex in Northeastern Florida,” Southeastern Archaeology Winter (1994) 109-118. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/90 | |||
31 | 30 | D/146 | 9/13/2016 | Ovate, Southern | Diorite | Perforated | Whole | Archaelogical | Tomoka Creek, Volusia County, Florida. Donor A.E. Douglass | Mound cache | Medium light gray | 10 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 219.9 | 6000-1000 BCE | This is a single-faced bannerstone with one a spine on one side and flat slightly curved back. This bannerstone was excavated along with seven others by A. E. Douglass in 1881. Published in “A Find of Ceremonial Axes in a Florida Mound,” The American Antiquarian (1882): 104; and in Bruce John Piatek, “The Tomoka Mound Complex in Northeastern Florida,” Southeastern Archaeology Winter (1994) 109-118. A cast made on 02/13/1883 is in the Smithsonian Collection (61059). | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/91 | |||
32 | 31 | D/147 | 11/1/2016 | Wisconsin Wing | Schist, muscovite | Perforated | Broken and repurposed | Archaelogical | Tomoka Creek, Volusa County, Florida. Donor A.E. Douglass | Mound cache | Greenish black | 5 | 5.7 | 0.4 | n/a | 0.3 | 25.25 | 6000-1000 BCE | This bannerstone is broken at the spine where it has been further polished with a hole Perforated at each corner of the edge of the wing. It was excavated along with eight bannerstones by A. E. Douglass in 1881. Published in “A Find of Ceremonial Axes in a Florida Mound,” The American Antiquarian (1882): 104; and in Bruce John Piatek, “The Tomoka Mound Complex in Northeastern Florida,” Southeastern Archaeology Winter (1994) 109-118. XRD analysis at AMNH on 1/11/17 indicates high presence of muscovite. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/92 | |||
33 | 32 | DH/642 | 9/20/2016 | Shield | Slate | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Massachusetts. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from W. Eliot Woodward on December 12th, 1879. | Dark greenish gray | 10.3 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.1 | 140 | 6000-1000 BCE | This is a monochromatic stone often chosen for the Shield shape. This particular stone is not a common Shield shape in that it is shorter and more squared rather than a tapered form. It does have the distinctive subtle barrel at the spine and very thin wings common to this type. New England is written on the stone. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/93 | ||||
34 | 33 | DK/664 | 9/13/2016 | Shield | Phyllite | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from W. E. Woodword June 15th, 1880. | Olive gray with lighter colored reflective small elements | 11 | 15 | 1.7 | 2 | 0.1 | 225.6 | 6000-1000 BCE | This bannerstone is finely carved with exceptionally thin wings from the spine out to the edge. Published in Knoblock (1939) Pl. 118, no. 1. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/94 | ||||
35 | 34 | DM/17 | 12/13/2016 | Hourglass | Granitoid, hypersthene bearing coarse-grained | Partially-Perforated | Preform | Non-Archaelogical | Kentucky. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from Ward Howell of Rochester, NY on September 26th, 1880. | Light greenish gray with brown and dark gray elements | 5.6 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 271.6 | 6000-1000 BCE | This may be a preform or a stone that was begun but not yet finished. In contrast to most preforms it is more fully formed in shape and is pecked over the front and back with both of its edges polished. This degree of pecking and polish is uncharacteristic of preforms that are left less defined in shape and surface. There is a a 0.3cm perforation with an apparent nipple on one side. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/95 | ||||
36 | 35 | DM/193 | 11/1/2016 | Butterfly | Banded slate | Perforated | Broken and repurposed | Non-Archaelogical | Attica, Seneca County, Ohio. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from G.A. Leavitt and Co. April 25, 1881. | Light olive gray with dark gray banding | 8.1 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 79.2 | 6000-1000 BCE | Dauphin County, Pennsylvania is noted as the place of origin of this stone in the AMNH archive manuscript. Ohio, however, was written on the stone when labeled at the AMNH. This error may have occurred since the 5 previous and proceeding stones were from Ohio. Note 2/2: This bannerstone is broken at the spine either because the stone is weakest at the thin surface of the spine or because it was intentionally broken at the spine as is common with bannerstones. In addition, the broken edge of the spine has been polished and there are three triangular notches carved into the thin edge of the remaining wing that indicate some kind of archaic period reuse. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/96 | ||||
37 | 36 | DM/265 | 9/13/2016 | Lunate, Knobbed | Banded slate | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Michigan. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from O. A. Jewison on July 24th, 1881 | Olive gray with grayish black banding | 19.5 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1 | 308.7 | 6000-1000 BCE | The curved surface of this bannerstone is carved in relation to the natural asymmetrical banding of the stone. There is a gash on the curved edge of the surface and a deep scar on the face of the stone. Published in Knoblock (1939) Pl. 226, no. 3. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/97 | ||||
38 | 37 | DM/328 | 11/15/2016 | Butterfly, Double-Notched | Banded slate with trace fossils | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Ohio. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from Peter Breidinger in Seneca County, Ohio on August 10th 1881 | Olive gray | 8 | 4.8 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 43.26 | 6000-1000 BCE | This is a miniature Double-Notched Butterfly bannerstone. The top of the left wing is several centemers lower than the right due to damage that has been smoothed and polished. The front of the spine is rounded and the back flattened. “1823 Siuox” is incised onto the back of the left wing. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/98 | ||||
39 | 38 | DM/333 | 10/18/2016 | Crescent, Double | Banded slate | Perforated | Broken | Non-Archaelogical | Seneca County, Ohio. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from W.E. Woodward on August 10th, 1881 | Olive gray with dark greenish gray banding | 10.1 | 12.2 | 0.9 | n/a | 0.1 | 103.4 | 6000-1000 BCE | This bannerstone is broken at the spine either because the stone is weakest at the thin surface of the spine or because it was intentionally broken at the spine as is common with bannerstones. Scratches and the letters H H H are incised on either side of the perforation. These markings post-date the archaic origin of the carving. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/99 | ||||
40 | 39 | DM/360 | 11/15/2016 | Anomalous | Banded slate | Perforated | Broken and repurposed | Non-Archaelogical | Ohio. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from W.E. Woodword on August 10th, 1881 | Olive gray with dark gray banding | 3.4 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 29.88 | 6000-1000 BCE | This is a heavily reworked bannerstone that began as a Butterfly or some other kind of similarly winged stone. It has been re-carved down to just the center of the original and incised with marks along all four edges. Nine similar variants are published by David Lutz in The Archaic Bannerstone, 2000, p 351. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/100 | ||||
41 | 40 | DM/364 | 11/29/2016 | Pick | Banded slate | Non-Perforated | Preform | Non-Archaelogical | Seneca County, Ohio. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from W.E. Woodward on August 10th, 1881 | Light olive brown with greenish black banding | 11.4 | 2.9 | n/a | 3 | 0.3 | 115.2 | 6000-1000 BCE | This is a finely carved and polished bannerstone stone with no perforation. Carving of the Pick shape is done in relation to the pronounced natural banding. There is a slight chip at one of the pointed edges. In contrast to most preforms this stone is more fully formed in shape and finely polished. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/101 | ||||
42 | 41 | DM/515 | 11/15/2016 | Butterfly | Banded slate | Partially-Perforated | Preform | Non-Archaelogical | Ohio. Donor A. E. Douglass, purchased from W. E. Woodword on October 4 ,1881 | Dark greenish gray with alternating greenish black banding and light brown horizontal banding | 15.5 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 278.73 | 6000-1000 BCE | In contrast to most preforms this stone is more fully formed in shape and finely polished with a tapered perforation 2.0cm deep. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/102 | ||||
43 | 42 | DM/522 | 11/15/2016 | Geniculate | Banded slate | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Unknown. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from W.E. Woodword on October 4th, 1881. | Olive gray with dark greenish gray banding | 4.5 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 62.48 | 6000-1000 BCE | There are incised marks along the entire surface of the stone. They are carved in groups of 7, 8, and 9 lines. Some bannerstones are marked with grooves along the edge, especially common on Reel shaped bannerstones. These markings appear to be archaic in origin and may have been incised when the stone was carved or added later for unknown purposes. The perforation is oval. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/103 | ||||
44 | 43 | DM/700 | 12/13/2016 | Crescent | Meta-igneous, possibly serpentinized ultramafic protolith | Partially-Perforated | Preform | Non-Archaelogical | Alleghany, Pennsylvania. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from R. W. Mercer February 27th, 1882 | Greenish gray | 14.5 | 8.1 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 238.1 | 6000-1000 BCE | The greenish gray of the unfinished bannerstone is evident beneath the patina in the perforation as well as along the diagonal gash on the stone. The partial 0.4 cm perforation was made with a solid wood stick instead of cane. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/104 | ||||
45 | 44 | DM/966 | 11/15/2016 | Ovate, Southern | Granite | Perforated | Broken | Non-Archaelogical | Cherokee County, North Carolina. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from W. E. Woodword on August 2, 1882 | Greenish gray with black, white, and brown elements | 7.3 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 115.78 | 6000-1000 BCE | This bannerstone is broken at the spine either because the stone is weakest at the thin surface of the spine or because it was intentionally broken at the spine as is common with bannerstones. The front spine is rounded with squared spine on the backside, similar to stones common in Northeastern Florida. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/105 | ||||
46 | 45 | DM/970 | 11/15/2016 | Double Edged | Banded slate | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Knoxville, Tennessee. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from W.E. Woodword on October 4th, 1881. | Greenish gray with dark greenish gray banding | 6.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 44.33 | 6000-1000 BCE | There are eight incised marks evenly spaced along one edge. The other edge is heavily chipped. The perforation is oval. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/106 | ||||
47 | 46 | DM/1101 | 11/1/2016 | Butterfly, Double-Notched | Banded slate with trace fossils | Perforated | Broken | Non-Archaelogical | Dalton, Wayne County, Ohio. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from W.E. Woodword on September 1st, 1881. | Light olive gray with medium dark gray banding | 9.4 | 8.4 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 | 97.72 | 6000-1000 BCE | The left wing is broken, polished and then drilled with a small hole for reuse. This stone may have been intentionally broken or due to its exceedingly thin s it may have broken in use. The natural concentric banding of the stone is aligned with the spine and notches on both sides of the stone. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/107 | ||||
48 | 47 | DM/1290 | 11/1/2016 | Butterfly, Single-Notched | Banded slate | Perforated | Broken | Non-Archaelogical | Wyandot County, Ohio. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from W.E. Woodword on August 28, 1883. | Light olive gray with greenish black banding | 15 | 9.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 153.61 | 6000-1000 BCE | This bannerstone is broken at the spine either because the stone is weakest at the thin surface of the spine or because it was intentionally broken at the spine as is common with bannerstones. Both wings are exceedingly thin. With bannerstones broken at the spine, it is very rare to have both pieces in. The left wing is chipped at the edge. There are bits of wood and glue in the perforation left over from a recent attempt to reattach the two pieces together. The right wing is 7.6 and the left wing is 7.4. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/108 | ||||
49 | 48 | DM/1487 | 12/6/2016 | Ovate, Southern | Gabbro | Partially-Perforated | Preform | Non-Archaelogical | Big Creek, Hall County, Georgia. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from Bangs & Co. on October 31st, 1883 for $5.25. (A note in the MS. Indicates that this was originally a sale from Woodward who received the stones from the collection of E. V. Beales of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.) | Dark greenish gray | 11.5 | 9.8 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 501.9 | 6000-1000 BCE | This preform is partially perforated with 1.5 cm perforation with a nipple visible from cane drilling. Overall rough finish on this preform with one spine rounded and the other squared a variation typical of stones found in Northeastern Florida. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/109 | ||||
50 | 49 | DM/1489 | 11/1/2016 | Butterfly, Double-Notched | Banded slate | Perforated | Broken | Non-Archaelogical | Waukesha County, Wisconsin; Road’s Farm four miles north of Pewaukee, 1880. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from W.E. Woodword on October 31st, 1883 for $1.60. | Brownish gray with greenish black banding | 11.4 | 10.7 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 109.3 | 6000-1000 BCE | This bannerstone is broken at the spine on the lower portion of the right wing and broken 3.0 cm in from the spine on the upper portion of the right wing. These breaks are either because the stone is weakest at the thin surface of the spine or because it was intentionally broken at the spine as is common with bannerstones. The upper right wing fragment appears to be reworked and polished, as it is 0.3 cm lower than the left wing. This is an exceedingly fine-carved piece with thin wings and a pronounced high ridge at the spine on both faces. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/110 | ||||
51 | 50 | DM/1714 | 12/13/2016 | Crescent | Banded slate | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Ohio. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from Mrs. S. E. Cowing from the collection of Marshal Cowing of Seneca Falls, December 1st, 1885 for $5.00. | Light olive gray with greenish black banding | 10.1 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 137.4 | 6000-1000 BCE | This bannerstone has unusual planar surfaces that align with and further accentuate the natural banding of the stone on both sides. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/111 | ||||
52 | 51 | DN/128 | 11/15/2016 | Pick, Curved | Banded slate with trace fossils | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Glenn Falls, Warren County, New York. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from M. F. Savage on June 13th, 1888 for $12.00. | Olive gray with greenish black banding | 13.6 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 81.64 | 6000-1000 BCE | This stone has been carved to compliment the distinct banding on either side of the stone. On the face where there is a prominent white trace fossil, view a 0.2 cm ridge that has been carved at the spine. On the reverse side the surface of the spine is slightly flattened. There is a paper tag #417 glued to the face of the stone. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/112 | ||||
53 | 52 | DN/146 | 12/6/2016 | Lunate, Knobbed | Banded slate | Perforated | Broken | Non-Archaelogical | Beaver Dam, Allen County, Ohio. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from M. F. Savage on June 13th, 1888 for $1.65 | Dark greenish gray | 9.7 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 184.3 | 6000-1000 BCE | This bannerstone is broken at the narrowest portion of the left side and may have been intentionally broken as is common with bannerstones. There is a deep gash on the back of the stone. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/113 | ||||
54 | 53 | DN/234 | 2/17/2017 | Butterfly, Double-Notched | Banded slate | Non-Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | East Bryant (Arkansas?). Donor A.E. Douglass, bought from Bango & Co. “Woodwords Sale” auction August 27-29 for $0.84. | 14.4 | 9.3 | n/a | 0.8 | 0.3 | 131.5 | 6000-1000 BCE | This finely carved, exceedingly thin Butterfly shaped stone is not and could not be perforated, as other bannerstones were, due to the thinness of the carving across its entire surface. This raises questions about how its use or meaning may have differed from other bannerstones. The entire surface, front and back are incised with script. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/114 | |||||
55 | 54 | DN/305 | 10/18/2016 | Butterfly, Double-Notched | Banded slate with trace fossils | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Stark County, Ohio. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from M. F. Savage on 12/1888 for $3.50. | Olive gray with dark greenish black banding with distinctive rust and white oval inclusions | 11.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 132.9 | 6000-1000 BCE | This well-formed Double-Notched bannerstone has distinctive natural elements that include banding and white and rust colored inclusions. There is a large chip at the upper left wing and chips along the edges. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/115 | ||||
56 | 55 | DN/307 | 11/29/2016 | Pick | Banded slate | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Gallia County, Ohio. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from M. F. Savage on December 12th, 1888 for $2.00. | Light olive gray with greenish black banding | 8.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 52.53 | 6000-1000 BCE | This Pick shaped bannerstone is carved in alignment with the natural banding of the stone on both sides. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/116 | ||||
57 | 56 | DN/317B | 11/1/2016 | Butterfly, Double-Notched | Banded slate | Perforated | Broken | Non-Archaelogical | Hancock County, Ohio. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from M.F. Savage on 12/16/1888 for $1.00. | Olive gray with dark greenish black banding | 9 | 7.9 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 63.52 | 6000-1000 BCE | This bannerstone is broken at the spine either because the stone is weakest at the thin surface of the spine or because it was intentionally broken at the spine as is common with bannerstones. The remaining wing of the stone is notable for the thinness from the pronounced ridge of the spine to the edge. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/117 | ||||
58 | 57 | DN/354 | 11/15/2016 | Crescent | Gneiss | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Habersham County, Georgia. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased through Bangs & Co. from the Woodward collection on December 27th-29th, 1888 for $3.00. | Dark grayish green with reflective elements | 10.3 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 227.7 | 6000-1000 BCE | This Crescent shaped bannerstone is also often called a Boat shaped form common in the Southern region of Georgia. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/118 | ||||
59 | 58 | DN/364A | 12/13/2016 | Ball, Fluted | Banded slate | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Logan County, Ohio. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased through Bangs & Co. from the Woodward collection on December 27th-29th, 1888 for $.75 | Light olive gray with greenish black banding | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 51.5 | 6000-1000 BCE | This is a classic example of a Fluted-Ball shaped bannerstone commonly found in Ohio. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/119 | ||||
60 | 59 | DN/586 | 11/15/2016 | Butterfly, Double-Notched | Banded slate with trace fossils | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Hancock County, Ohio. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from M.F. Savage on April 19th, 1890 for $6.00. | Olive gray with greenish black banding | 11.2 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 11.2 | 6000-1000 BCE | This Double Notched bannerstone has an unusually long lower notch. It is very thin and finely carved with horizontal banding on both sides. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/120 | ||||
61 | 60 | T/285 | 9/20/2016 | Crescent | Silica-rich meta-sedimentary | Perforated | Broken | Non-Archaelogical | Palmer, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Donor James Terry, acquired by him on June 3rd, 1875. | Light greenish gray with grayish black elements | 14.4 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 115.08 | 6000-1000 BCE | This bannerstone was broken at the spine either because the stone is weakest at the thin surface of the spine or because it was intentionally broken at the spine as is common with bannerstones. Both pieces are intact and have been glued together. There is a large chip at the bottom of the stone at the perforation. Published in Knoblock (1939) Pl. 214, no. 9. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/121 | ||||
62 | 61 | T/1243 | 9/20/2016 | Butterfly, Double-Notched | Banded slate | Perforated | Whole | Non-Archaelogical | Brunswick, Medina County, Ohio. Donor James Terry, acquired from J. C. Zimmer | Olive gray with grayish black banding | 6.5 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 46.46 | 6000-1000 BCE | This is a miniature bannerstone, finely carved in alignment with the natural concentric banding of the stone. Published in Knoblock (1939) Pl. 244, no.3. | Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For publishing questions, contact anthro[at]amnh[dot]org | https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/122 | ||||
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