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    • 34a427 -- 1 Semi-Polished Stone Ball
    • Site: Mg 2
    • Site Name: Town Creek Mound
    • State Id: 31Mg2
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Montgomery
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Ground Stone
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    • 461a1 -- 2 Stone Balls (Discarded)
    • Site: Rw 13
    • Site Name: None
    • State Id: 31Rw13
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Rowan
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Ground Stone
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    • 467a7 -- 3 Stone Balls
    • Site: St 3
    • Site Name: None
    • State Id: 31St3
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Stanly
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Ground Stone
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    • 510a7 -- 1 Stone Ball (Hammer)
    • Site: France 60
    • Site Name: Le Roc
    • State Id: None
    • Country: France
    • State: N/A
    • County: N/A
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Ground Stone
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    • 566a1 -- 1 Hollowed Stone Ball
    • Site: England 13
    • Site Name: Dunbridge
    • State Id: None
    • Country: England
    • State: N/A
    • County: Wiltshire
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Stone
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    • 566a2 -- 1 Stone Ball
    • Site: England 13
    • Site Name: Dunbridge
    • State Id: None
    • Country: England
    • State: N/A
    • County: Wiltshire
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Ground Stone
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    • 619a36 -- 2 Stone Balls
    • Site: Hx 7
    • Site Name: Gaston Site
    • State Id: 31Hx7
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Halifax
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Ground Stone
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    • 700a151 -- 3 Shaped Clay Fragments (Ball?) (Figurine)
    • Site: Mg 3
    • Site Name: Town Creek Village
    • State Id: 31Mg3
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Montgomery
    • Category: Ball ,  Figurine
    • Material: Clay
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    • 700a2337 -- 1 Clay Ball (Modeled)
    • Site: Mg 3
    • Site Name: Town Creek Village
    • State Id: 31Mg3
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Montgomery
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Clay
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    • 951a3 -- 1 Spherical Stone
    • Site: An 1
    • Site Name: Teal Site
    • State Id: 31An1
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Anson
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Ground Stone
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    • 951a77 -- 1 Spherical Stone, Pecked Surface
    • Site: An 1
    • Site Name: Teal Site
    • State Id: 31An1
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Anson
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Ground Stone
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    • 1143a13 -- 26 Good Clay Balls
    • Site: Lsa 1
    • Site Name: Poverty Point
    • State Id: 16Wc5
    • Country: United States
    • State: Louisiana
    • County: West Carroll Parish
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Clay
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    • 1143m16 -- 206 Clay Ball Fragments
    • Site: Lsa 1
    • Site Name: Poverty Point
    • State Id: 16Wc5
    • Country: United States
    • State: Louisiana
    • County: West Carroll Parish
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Clay
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    • 1171a1005 -- 1 Clay Ball
    • Site: Vir 150
    • Site Name: None
    • State Id: 44Mc645
    • Country: United States
    • State: Virginia
    • County: Mecklenburg
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Clay
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    • 1295a2 -- 1 Metal Ball
    • Site: Sw 1
    • Site Name: Kituhwa
    • State Id: 31Sw1
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Swain
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Metal
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    • 2013a21 -- 1 Clay Ball Fragment
    • Site: Lr 7
    • Site Name: None
    • State Id: 31Lr7
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Lenoir
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Clay
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    • 2015a7 -- 17 Clay Ball and Fragment
    • Site: Pt 28
    • Site Name: None
    • State Id: 31Pt28
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Pitt
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Clay
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    • 2019a6 -- 4 Clay Ball Fragment
    • Site: Wy 8
    • Site Name: None
    • State Id: 31Wy8
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Wayne
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Clay
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    • 2020m8872 -- 1 Ball Of White, Unidentified Soil
    • Site: Ma 34
    • Site Name: Coweeta Creek Mound
    • State Id: 31Ma34
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Macon
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Soil
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    • 2020a9010 -- 1 Round, Smooth Stone
    • Site: Ma 34
    • Site Name: Coweeta Creek Mound
    • State Id: 31Ma34
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Macon
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Stone
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    • 2020a9030 -- 1 Steatite Ball
    • Site: Ma 34
    • Site Name: Coweeta Creek Mound
    • State Id: 31Ma34
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Macon
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Soapstone
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    • 2021a1112 -- 1 Ball Of Fired Clay
    • Site: Hw 1
    • Site Name: Garden Creek Mound No. 1
    • State Id: 31Hw1
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Haywood
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Clay
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    • 2021m1852 -- 1 Ball Of Iron
    • Site: Hw 1
    • Site Name: Garden Creek Mound No. 1
    • State Id: 31Hw1
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Haywood
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Iron
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    • 2094a244 -- 1 Small Clay Ball
    • Site: Bn 29
    • Site Name: Warren Wilson Site (Faucette Site)
    • State Id: 31Bn29
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Buncombe
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Clay
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    • 2094a1461 -- 1 Fired Clay Ball
    • Site: Bn 29
    • Site Name: Warren Wilson Site (Faucette Site)
    • State Id: 31Bn29
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Buncombe
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Clay
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    • 2094a1680 -- 1 Rounded Stone (Discarded Rock)
    • Site: Bn 29
    • Site Name: Warren Wilson Site (Faucette Site)
    • State Id: 31Bn29
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Buncombe
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Stone
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    • 2094a2364 -- 1 Round Clay Object
    • Site: Bn 29
    • Site Name: Warren Wilson Site (Faucette Site)
    • State Id: 31Bn29
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Buncombe
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Clay
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    • 2094a3379 -- 1 Round Stone (Discarded Rock)
    • Site: Bn 29
    • Site Name: Warren Wilson Site (Faucette Site)
    • State Id: 31Bn29
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Buncombe
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Stone
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    • 2094a3608 -- 1 Rounded Stone (Discarded Rock)
    • Site: Bn 29
    • Site Name: Warren Wilson Site (Faucette Site)
    • State Id: 31Bn29
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Buncombe
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Stone
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    • 2101a49 -- 1 Quartzite Ball
    • Site: Mg 22
    • Site Name: Doerschuk Site
    • State Id: 31Mg22
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Montgomery
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Ground Stone
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    • 2121a848 -- 1 Chipped Qtz. Ball
    • Site: Mg 3
    • Site Name: Town Creek Village
    • State Id: 31Mg3
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Montgomery
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Chipped Stone
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    • 2122a127 -- 1 Spheroid
    • Site: Pt 19
    • Site Name: None
    • State Id: 31Pt19
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Pitt
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Ground Stone
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    • 2206m26 -- 1 Tar Ball
    • Site: Pt 35
    • Site Name: None
    • State Id: 31Pt35
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Pitt
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Tar
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    • 2225a1276 -- 1 Round Steatite
    • Site: Bn 29
    • Site Name: Warren Wilson Site (Faucette Site)
    • State Id: 31Bn29
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Buncombe
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Soapstone
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    • 2225a1707/1 -- 1 Fired Clay Ball
    • Site: Bn 29
    • Site Name: Warren Wilson Site (Faucette Site)
    • State Id: 31Bn29
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Buncombe
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Clay
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    • 2233m4953 -- 1 Crystalline Stone Ball
    • Site: Ma 34
    • Site Name: Coweeta Creek Mound
    • State Id: 31Ma34
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Macon
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Stone
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    • 2238a1342 -- 1 Stone Ball
    • Site: Yd 1
    • Site Name: Forbush Creek Site (Yadkinville)
    • State Id: 31Yd1
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Yadkin
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Ground Stone
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    • 2239a20 -- 1 Round Ground Stone
    • Site: Sk 6
    • Site Name: William Kluttz Site
    • State Id: 31Sk6
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Stokes
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Ground Stone
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    • 2240a759 -- 1 Iron Ball
    • Site: Gf 44
    • Site Name: Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
    • State Id: 31Gf44
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Guilford
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Iron
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    • 2240m1016 -- 1 Heavy, Asymmetrical Sphere
    • Site: Gf 44
    • Site Name: Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
    • State Id: 31Gf44
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Guilford
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Stone
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    • 2270a206 -- 1 Steatite Ball
    • Site: Sk 1a
    • Site Name: Upper Saratown Site
    • State Id: 31Sk1a
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Stokes
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Soapstone
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    • 2270a6932 -- 1 Clay Ball
    • Site: Sk 1a
    • Site Name: Upper Saratown Site
    • State Id: 31Sk1a
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Stokes
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Clay
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    • 2310a662 -- 2 Clay Balls
    • Site: Bn 29
    • Site Name: Warren Wilson Site (Faucette Site)
    • State Id: 31Bn29
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Buncombe
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Clay
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    • 2314a546 -- 1 Round Glass Ball
    • Site: SoC 141
    • Site Name: Lighthouse Point
    • State Id: 38Ch12
    • Country: United States
    • State: South Carolina
    • County: Charleston
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Glass
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    • 2317a1177 -- 1 Fired Clay Ball
    • Site: Sk 1a
    • Site Name: Upper Saratown Site
    • State Id: 31Sk1a
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Stokes
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Clay
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    • 2317a3084 -- 1 Copper Ball Fragment
    • Site: Sk 1a
    • Site Name: Upper Saratown Site
    • State Id: 31Sk1a
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Stokes
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Copper
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    • 2317a3276 -- 1 Ground Stone Ball-Schist
    • Site: Sk 1a
    • Site Name: Upper Saratown Site
    • State Id: 31Sk1a
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Stokes
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Ground Stone
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    • 2317a4407/5 -- 1 Lead Ball (flattened)
    • Site: Sk 1a
    • Site Name: Upper Saratown Site
    • State Id: 31Sk1a
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Stokes
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Lead
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    • 2317m7479 -- 1 Fired Clay Ball
    • Site: Sk 6
    • Site Name: William Kluttz Site
    • State Id: 31Sk6
    • Country: United States
    • State: North Carolina
    • County: Stokes
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Clay
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    • 2324a517 -- 16 Baked Clay Ball Fragments (11oz)
    • Site: SoC 425
    • Site Name: Romain Retreat J
    • State Id: 38Ch
    • Country: United States
    • State: South Carolina
    • County: Charleston
    • Category: Ball
    • Material: Clay