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James McBride Collection
Description: This adz is made of mottled greenish black and light greenish gray igneous stone. The adz is roughly rectangular in shape, with one side that is nearly flat and the other slightly rounded. The poll end is slightly more narrow and rounded, while the bit end is straight with rounded corners that have been sharpened. This piece is from the Archaic Period. 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 Paleoindian predecessors, who pursued mastodons and giant beavers. The Archaic people hunted deer, elk, bear, rabbit, quail, and wild turkey. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A3728_000378_1
Subjects: Prehistoric peoples; Tools, Prehistoric;
Places: James McBride Collection