https://swampfieldhistorical.org/files/original/8443130a99a07ecc657fbc58c2088689.JPG aaa31a52c5a72a1807c7992414aaf12c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Banner stone front. 5.925" wide. https://swampfieldhistorical.org/files/original/be22c8743ebfcb0632f089e80269ef16.jpg 90423c44233044ef346afc3e536ee06b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Banner stone chipped face. https://swampfieldhistorical.org/files/original/adc294904961cbd197de80b7ce526150.JPG 747109339987909e94950c530e4dbf30 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Showing hole .420" inside diameter x 2.245" deep. Body .850" thick at middle. https://swampfieldhistorical.org/files/original/2f5eff840cb39e68f830077901d3d60e.JPG 552ce27bacbd2d12d1dad7fbfc691134 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource End opposite hole. https://swampfieldhistorical.org/files/original/a9c7d08a588f24df5c3f51e52ff3e34e.jpg 33f1e98c595603628141e67356307b14 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource End view. https://swampfieldhistorical.org/files/original/d8f398bf6ef86e312dd9a25c2066c8ec.jpg 60f7ec9310f3bbdfd661649b4ac73b86 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Close up of bore showing "bullet" shaped bottom. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Swampfield Historical Society Collection Description An account of the resource Artifacts and documents held by the Swampfield Historical Society. Objects, Artifacts An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bannerstone Description An account of the resource Bannerstone collected by Charles Comins (1863-1936) in the area of the Sunderland/Hadley town line. Known provenance: Surface collected by Hadley resident Charles Comins in the area of the Sunderland/Hadley town line. Given to Daughter Olive Comins. Given to Sons James and William Hubbard. Donated to the Swampfield Historical Society around 2010. Archeologists widely believe Bannerstones to be used as a weight attached to the Atladl, a type of wooden handle used to throw spears. A similar Bannerstone can be found in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. That stone was found in Palmer Massachusetts in 1875 and is similar in size, shape and color. It can be viewed on the website of the Archaic Bannerstone Project: https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/, Item number AMNHT /285. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Attributed to the indigenous people of present day Sunderland/Hadley. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Brothers James and William Hubbard. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource About 3000-8000 years old. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Conglomerate/Granite-like stone. Relation A related resource https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/ Native American