Miscellaneous Artifacts
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Collared Rim Pottery
Collared rims are one feature of some Glenwood ... |
Document | 900 |
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Ku Klux Klan Fair Day, 1924
Full-page advertisement for Ku Klux Klan ... |
Document | 1924 |
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Ku Klux Klan Klonklave, 1924
Advertisement for Ku Klux Klan Klonklave ... |
Document | 1924 |
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A Bison Jump
Archaic people killed large numbers of bison ... |
Illustration | Approximately 10,000 to 3,000 Years Ago |
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Animal Hide Scraping
Animal hides were scraped in the preparation ... |
Illustration | Approximately 10,000 to 3,000 Years Ago |
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Archaic Mano and Matate
Nuts and seeds were ground by Archaic peoples ... |
Illustration | Approximately 10,000 to 3,000 Years Ago |
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Archaic Period Stone Axe
Stone axes, grooved for hafting a wooden ... |
Illustration | Approximately 10,000 to 3,000 Years Ago |
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Arrowhead Spears
The culture of late prehistoric groups in ... |
Illustration | 900 |
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Atatl
The “atlatl” or spear thrower allowed Archaic ... |
Illustration | Approximately 10,000 to 3,000 Years Ago |
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Bear Claw Necklace
This bear claw necklace is believed to have ... |
Illustration | 1200-1700 |
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Bear Tooth Pendant
This bear tooth pendant is an example of ... |
Illustration | 900 |
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Bird Bone Whistle
This is a bird bone whistle from the Cherokee ... |
Illustration | Approximately 10,000 to 3,000 Years Ago |
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Bone Fishhooks
Fishhooks are believed to have been manufactured ... |
Illustration | 900 |
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Bone Shaft Straightener
A shaft straightener was an implement used ... |
Illustration | 900 |
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Cache Pit
Cache pits were dug into the house floor ... |
Illustration | 1200-1700 |
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Ceramic Effigy Heads
Ceramic effigy heads of human and animal ... |
Illustration | 900 |
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Ceramic Vessel Terms
Archaeologists use specific terms to describe ... |
Illustration | Approximately 3,000 years ago |
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Chief Black Hawk (1767-1838)
Illustration of Chief Black Hawk (1767-1838), ... |
Illustration | 1767-1838 |
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Clamming Boat
An illustration of a typical boat used for ... |
Illustration | Late 1800s |
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Clamming Hooks
Hooks were used to drag the sandy bottom ... |
Illustration | Late 1800s |
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Clamshell Fish Lure or Decoy
Fish-shaped lures or decoys made of mussel ... |
Illustration | 900 |
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Copper Awl
A copper awl, one of a number of copper ... |
Illustration | Approximately 10,000 to 3,000 Years Ago |
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Covered Wagons
Covered wagons in a wagon train. Many European ... |
Illustration | After 1833 |
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Drawing of Fort Madison, ca 1808
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Illustration | ca. 1808 |
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Eyed Bone Needle
Eyed bone needles and thread, probably of ... |
Illustration | 900 |
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