Title	Conch Shell
Subject	Prehistoric peoples Containers, Prehistoric
Time Period	Late Archaic
Description	This relatively large conch shell was sectioned longitudinally and hollowed to create a container. There is one small drilled hole, 33 mm from the lateral edge. The shell is pinkish white in color with some pink and some reddish brown, particularly on the exterior. This piece is from the Glacial Kame Culture. The Glacial Kame people are noted for their emphasis on ceremony, but their daily lives were much like those of other Archaic cultures. They hunted with spears aided by spear throwers. Deer, their major source of meat, also provided antler tines that were made into tools for pressure flaking flint knives and spear points, or into harpoons for fishing. Deer leg bones were cut and ground into sharp-pointed awls for sewing and basket making. Slate and coal from glacial deposits were made into ornaments, perhaps for "everyday" use.
Collection	Ed Galitza Collection
Source	WH04 Box CF0024; A 3875/000010
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
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Type	StillImage
File Name	A3875_000010.tif
Image Height	2812
Image Width	2448
File Size	20662668 Bytes
Format	picture; artifacts
Extent	111 mm high, 174 mm wide, 205 mm long, 3.9 mm deep, 285 g weight.

Conch Shell

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