Columella Shell Beads (70a1188)

Description

**Columella Shell Beads** Location: Town Creek site (31Mg2-3), Montgomery County, North Carolina. Period: Mississippian, Pee Dee phase (AD 1150-1350). Material: marine shell. Dimensions: length, 14.5 cm; width, 11.7 cm (background size). Notes: Catalog no. 70a1188 (14 beads). North Carolina Archaeological Collection, Research Laboratories of Archaeology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Model by Steve Davis.