Description: Small Madisonville cordmarked ceramic vessel has a rounded globular body, round base and a flaring rim. Rim has small shallow notches on top and four added strap handles that extend from the rim to the shoulder. Cordmarking extends from the body onto the bottom of the strap handles. The cordmarks overlap at the base. The pot is nearly complete except for a few breaks at the rim. It is black, dark grayish brown, very pale brown and reddish yellow in color. Item was excavated at the Madisonville Site in Hamilton County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07188
Subjects: Hamilton County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Fort Ancient culture--Ohio; American Indian history and society
Places: Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Bone pin is a carved and highly polished deer cannon (leg) bone. The distal end is flattened like a spatula with a leaf-shaped point. The proximal end is the articular end of the bone, only slightly modified. There is a small band of incised Xs between two parallel lines. The bone is pale yellow and dark grayish brown in color. Item was found in Clay Township, Scioto County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07353
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Fort Ancient culture--Ohio; American Indian history and society; Tools; Bones
Places: Clay Township (Ohio); Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: Hoe is an unmodified deer scapula that would have been attached to a wooden handle. The bone is pale yellow in color. Item was found at the Anderson Village Site in Washington Township, Warren County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07367
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Fort Ancient culture--Ohio; American Indian history and society; Tools
Places: Washington Township (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: Barrel-shaped pipe is made of red pipestone. The forward-facing side of the bowl is carved into the form of an abstract human face. Opposite the face is a drilled hole for the stem. The base is flat. Item was found in Clay Township, Scioto County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07173
Subjects: Scioto County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Fort Ancient culture--Ohio; American Indian history and society
Places: Clay Township (Ohio); Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: Fragment of a very large spherical ceramic vessel has a tall outward-flaring rim with a broad applied strap handle. The spherical surface of the vessel is cordmarked. The vessel is yellowish red on the outside and dark reddish gray on the inside. Item was excavated at the Madisonville Site in Hamilton County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07187
Subjects: Hamilton County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Fort Ancient culture--Ohio; American Indian history and society
Places: Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This long, cylindrical bone rod tapers to a fine point at the distal end above a spheroidal bulge that is bisected by a groove. The proximal end is flat and spatula-like. There is a small incised groove 9 mm from the proximal end. The bone is pale yellow in color. This item was found in Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07067
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Fort Ancient culture--Ohio
Places: Twin Township, Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This fishhook, cut from bone, looks like a modern fishhook without barbs. It is light brown in color. The item was found in Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07068
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Fort Ancient culture--Ohio
Places: Twin Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This bone fishhook is shaped like the letter J. It is polished to a point on the hook end. There is a groove at the opposite end for attaching a line. The bone is white in color. The item was found in Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07069
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Fort Ancient culture--Ohio
Places: Twin Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This hoe was made from a large piece of antler, possibly elk, that was split. There is slight polish around the edges, possibly from use. The antler is white in color. The hoe was found in Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07070
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Fort Ancient culture--Ohio
Places: Twin Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This knife was made from flint that is dark gray, gray and light brownish-gray in color. The blade of the knife is triangular in shape. It is widest at the base, which has slightly rounded edges. This item was found in Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07071
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Fort Ancient culture--Ohio
Places: Twin Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This grit-tempered ceramic vessel has a rim that flares out from the neck. The rim has two added flange handles at opposite sides that extend above the rim. It has a rounded base and rounded shoulders. The body narrows in the middle, creating an hourglass profile that resembles two pots stacked one on top of the other. The entire vessel has vertical cordmarks called Baum cordmarking. There are five parallel incised lines on the neck and seven on the narrow part of the body that have nearly obscured the cordmarking. Between the vertical lines, in an area where the cordmarking was smoothed out, vertical lines have been incised to resemble cordmarks. The vessel is black, strong brown and very pale brown in color. At the base of the vessel, the cordmarks overlap. The pot is complete but has been repaired. This item was found in Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07072
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Fort Ancient culture--Ohio; Pottery
Places: Twin Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This large perforated disk has a rounded edge. Both sides curve inward significantly. It is made of dark gray stone. Discoidals, also called chunky stones, were used in a game played with spears. The item was excavated from Gartner Mound in Green Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07073
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Fort Ancient culture--Ohio
Places: Green Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)