Wanna show coupla more shells from Edisto Island, SC, and bone fish hook from Aucillin River, FL sent to me by Hal on my first AH birthday in July.
First is thick oyster shell with hole found in huge pile on banks Jeremy Inlet. TomClark says he finds them frequently there in FL. I think lotsa them because useful as such variety possible tools:
Could’ve been hafted or not, as ladle, spoon, or little digging tool; but notice top in pic #2, that spot worn to fit comfortably around index finger in pic #3. Here’re illustrations from one of my books showing one hafted, and one found in company of several others which were tied together in cluster as net weight:
Now, here is something more exquisite, downright elegant, made of cannon bone of deer. Size indicative of deer type no longer living in Fl. EM label from museum where has been displayed as Early Archaic, altho Overstreet has EM in Southeast section as Paleo to Historic ( touch me, folks, Overstreet has it listed, and it lives at my house!!!):
First is thick oyster shell with hole found in huge pile on banks Jeremy Inlet. TomClark says he finds them frequently there in FL. I think lotsa them because useful as such variety possible tools:
Could’ve been hafted or not, as ladle, spoon, or little digging tool; but notice top in pic #2, that spot worn to fit comfortably around index finger in pic #3. Here’re illustrations from one of my books showing one hafted, and one found in company of several others which were tied together in cluster as net weight:
Now, here is something more exquisite, downright elegant, made of cannon bone of deer. Size indicative of deer type no longer living in Fl. EM label from museum where has been displayed as Early Archaic, altho Overstreet has EM in Southeast section as Paleo to Historic ( touch me, folks, Overstreet has it listed, and it lives at my house!!!):
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