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    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:
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    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:
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    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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    Last edited by Cecilia; 09-27-2020, 12:10 PM.
    Digging in GA, ‘bout a mile from the Savannah River

  • #2
    Hey Cecilia, Those are beautiful artifacts/gifts!
    Michigan Yooper
    If You Don’t Stand for Something, You’ll Fall for Anything

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    • Cecilia
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      And you do know beauty, Knapper Ron!

  • #3
    No doubt about the tools Cici.. Like Tom said we find em in the shell mounds...They are oxidized, modified, bonafied, artifacts, good save missy
    Floridaboy.

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    • #4
      Hooks.. HG.?... you holding out on me?
      N.E Colorado, Nebraska panhandle

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      • #5
        Next funky shell not 👍 by Professor Shellman, but not 👎 either. Remember he did say that the People seemed to like the Clio-bitten look of shells like this, altho the shell itself was, of course, weaker. Also recall said hard to tell if damage to tip from Clios (my nickname “Clionaids” boring sponges) or from usage; also, didnt look as tho could be hafted. But came home, and daughter had hafted it on my Moses staff, not for me, but because “looked mystical”. First look at reference book illustration:


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        This mine, 10-11” length:
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        This daughter’s haft:
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        Interesting maybe, huh?
        Last edited by Cecilia; 10-09-2020, 05:00 PM.
        Digging in GA, ‘bout a mile from the Savannah River

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        • Hal Gorges
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          Wel now, nobody can say that don’t work...

      • #6
        It would be a great “scratch your own back stick”
        N.E Colorado, Nebraska panhandle

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        • #7
          Shell tools are fascinating. Thanks for sharing.
          California

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          • Cecilia
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            And thank you for looking! Have some more on way, but gotta round ‘em up!

          • Hal Gorges
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            Wake em up !, round em up !head em up !...Rawhiiide. !!!

          • Cecilia
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            I like the Wagon Train theme myself, and hum it when happy!

        • #8
          Very nice Cecilia!
          South Carolina

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          • #9
            Nice show Cecillia
            South East Ga. Twin City

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            • #10
              looks like a good weapon, I pity the fool that gets hit by that (sorry, a Mr.T moment).
              🐜 🎤 SW Georgia

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              • Cecilia
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                Thank you! An archeologist specializing in shells tried to recreate a big busycon’s haft holes and notches with timely tools available to the People, and could not. Ended up using modern equipment because found busycon too hard for him and authentic methods. So, yes, they are mighty hard!
                Last edited by Cecilia; 09-26-2020, 12:55 PM.

            • #11
              Love it C. Good share post!
              SW Connecticut

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              • #12
                They were masters of making the most of what God gave them...
                Wandering wherever I can, mostly in Eastern Arkansas, always looking down.

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