Central Florida Tools.

[Hal Gorges]

These tools are similar to previously shown ones but are slightly different..They are more delicate in a sense...From a Central Florida shell midden, some black midden dirt is still present..I chose not to clean em too much for a couple of reasons..Thanks for lookin.

[Kaz]

Hey Hal. Those are really cool. Do you have an idea what they were used for. I’ve always been curious how certain artifacts ended up in the middens. A friend of mine had a frame of tiny arrowheads he told me we’re sifted from a midden.

[Hal Gorges]

Not in a short sentence Kaz, they did leather, tattoos etc. figure out what all they needed for daily life, then match up the tools and most likely there’s your answer, thx. for comments.

[redrocks]

I said projectile tips and leather punch. On last ones ya posted. I'm gonna add ... tool for opening clams this time . Nice artifacts Hal!

[Hal Gorges]

I like to think they did things the easy way., Lol.

[Cecilia]

Re Katz’ Q how artifacts ended up in shell middens, archeology factions at any given moment disagreeing on at least half-dozen big issues (that even non-archeologists know about), and whether the giant piles of shells we commonly call “middens” are garbage dumps one of those issues. Look at this artist’s rendering of Florida site (not Central Fla one Hal referencing) from article called “Rethinking Shell Middens”, American Archeology Magazine, June 21, 2018,

https://www.archaeologicalconservanc...shell-middens/



Lack of shells notwithstanding, garbage dumps Staten Island, NYC, or even in Columbia Co, GA very different. And, if wanna read 500+pages of doctoral dissertation “Curious Monuments of the Simplest Kind: Shell Midden Archaeology in Massachusetts” on basically same subject (but so academically technical and philosophical will make your eyes roll up in head):

https://doi.org/10.7275/vtq5-dn77 https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_2/12

[Hal Gorges]

Very interesting read, heard about them rings, not sure but I’m thinkin one was found around Miami, maybe not, so many shells so little time,Lol.

[Cecilia]

How ‘bout this drawing of SC “midden” (which, btw, means “garbage dump”) which was really Shell City!? (Know that’s the one Hal’s talking about!)
This illustration of the Fig Island Shell Ring Complex off the South Carolina coast shows what it might have looked like long ago. Credit: Gary Whitely

[tomf]

You've got a full set. Snap-On* style. Really neat, Hal.

[Hal Gorges]

I think some were interchangeable with one handle, like you said Snap ones..otherwise many handles for tools that are easy to break, don’t make sense, anyway I had always thought some were used that way..Thanks Tom.

[Glacial Pebble]

Those are nice Hal! I wonder if they are bird bones?? They sure do look very delicate.

[Hal Gorges]

Probably, I’m sure they ate a lot of birds! They are delicious, err I mean delicate.