Shell Gorget (2020a8739) (CT scan)

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RLA Archaeology
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Sketchfab
Polygon Count
676,956
Release Date
2017-11-06
License
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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Asset Overview

**Shell gorget** Location: Coweeta Creek site (31Ma34), Macon County, North Carolina. Period: Mississippian, Qualla phase (AD 1400-1700). Material: marine shell. Dimensions: length, 110.5 mm; width, 110.5 mm; thickness, 30.5 mm. Notes: Catalog no. 2020a8739. This artifact was repatriated to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in 2014. The model was created by Abigail Gancz and is derived from a computerized tomography (CT) scan of the object performed at UNC Hospitals prior to repatriation. The model's texture is derived from digital photographs of the object taken in 1994 and only approximates the object's actual texture.

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