Miscellaneous Artifacts
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Simonsen Excavated Site Profile
A profile of the Simonsen site in Cherokee ... |
Illustration | Approximately 10,000 to 3,000 Years Ago |
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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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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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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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Copper Awl
A copper awl, one of a number of copper ... |
Illustration | Approximately 10,000 to 3,000 Years Ago |
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Flint and Chert
Flint and chert were worked into a variety ... |
Illustration | Approximately 10,000 to 3,000 Years Ago |
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Great Oasis Sites
This map shows the distribution of the Great ... |
Illustration | 900 |
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Imperial Mammoth of North America
The Imperial Mammoth of North America was ... |
Illustration | Approximately 20,000 Years Ago |
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Marshelder Plant
Marshelder,or sumpweed, was one of the first ... |
Illustration | |
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Mill Creek Sites
The shaded areas show the distribution of ... |
Illustration | 900 |
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Oneota Culture Sites
The shaded area shows the distribution of ... |
Illustration | 1200-1700 |
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Oneota Pottery
Oneota pottery is characterized by shell ... |
Illustration | 1200-1700 |
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Paleo-Indian Clovis Spearpoint
A Paleo-Indian clovis spearpoint hafted ... |
Illustration | Approximately 20,000 Years Ago |
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Scapula Hoe
Bone hoes were made of the scapula (shoulder ... |
Illustration | 900 |
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Side-notched Points
The most characteristic artifacts of the ... |
Illustration | Approximately 10,000 to 3,000 years ago |
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Spring Hollow Incised Pottery
Spring Hollow Incised pottery, a regional ... |
Illustration | Approximately 3,000 years ago |
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Techniques of Pottery Manufacture
These illustrations show the paddling and ... |
Illustration | Approximately 3,000 years ago |
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