Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Native American Artifacts

The first image here is of a basalt celt that probably was made 600 to 1200 years ago. 
 Here is a picture of it on edge.
 The picture below is of a few piece of pottery where rope was used to make the impressions on the side, both for decoration and strength. The white piece is a piece of clam shell, which was often used for jewelry.
 Here are two small, slightly damaged, scrapers picked up from a camp that I found. These would be used for jobs such as finishing animal hides for clothing.
This is point has been broken off from something like a knife. The craftsmanship in making very sharp knifes, sharp enough that it can still cut stuff today, is really impressive. 

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