Title	Archaic Spear Point
Subject	American Indians in Ohio Tools Spears Hunting Fishing & hunting gear
Place	Bellefontaine (Ohio) Logan County (Ohio)
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.
Date of Original	6,000 B.C. to 1,000 B.C.
Source	Historical object(s) or artifact(s);
Submitting Institution	Logan County Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information.
Type	StillImage
File Name	Om400_928300_002.tif
Image Height	1804
Image Width	1984
File Size	827.641 KB
Format	picture artifacts

Archaic Spear Point

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