Archaic Spear Point
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Title |
Archaic Spear Point |
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Subject |
American Indians in Ohio
Tools
Spears
Hunting
Fishing & hunting gear |
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Place |
Bellefontaine (Ohio)
Logan County (Ohio) |
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Description |
This large spear point was made during the Archaic Period. It measures 5" x 2.5" (12.7 x 6.35 cm). The Archaic cultures in Ohio existed from about 6,000 B.C. to 1,000 B.C. Their economy was based primarily on hunting and gathering, but they did experiment with cultivating squash. Most Ohio sites are seasonal camps, created as the Indians moved due to the weather and the availability of food sources. Archaic peoples hunted smaller game than their Paleo-Indian predecessors, who pursued mastodons and giant beavers. The Archaic people hunted deer, elk, bear, rabbit, quail and wild turkey. |
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Date of Original |
6,000 B.C. to 1,000 B.C. |
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Source |
Historical object(s) or artifact(s); |
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Submitting Institution |
Logan County Historical Society |
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Rights |
For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
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Type |
StillImage |
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File Name |
Om400_928300_002.tif |
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Image Height |
1804 |
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Image Width |
1984 |
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File Size |
827.641 KB |
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Format |
picture
artifacts |
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