This is a chipped lithic gunflint with a blonde color (possibly French chalcedony) and extensive working. Gunflints were used to light the fuses of firearms. The shape of this particular gunflint indicates that it may have been reworked as an awl or scraper. Dusti Bridges, Archaeologist
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Images in this digital collection were released earlier than planned to facilitate access during the 2020 period of social distancing. For a full discussion, see https://digital.library.cornell.edu/collections/seneca
