Description: Bladelet made of dark bluish gray and bluish gray Upper Mercer flint is slightly curved and rounded at both ends. The sides of the bladelet are parallel and there is a flake scar running the entire length of the dorsal side. Item was excavated from the Raymond J. Ater Mound in Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07385
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Hopewell culture--Ohio--Scioto River Valley; Hopewell culture--Ohio; Mounds--Ohio--Ross County; American Indian history and society; Tools
Places: Concord Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Bladelet made of light gray Flint Ridge flint is straight with parallel sides. There is a flake scar running entire length of the dorsal side. Both ends are rounded. Item was excavated from the Raymond J. Ater Mound in Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07386
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Hopewell culture--Ohio--Scioto River Valley; Hopewell culture--Ohio; Mounds--Ohio--Ross County; American Indian history and society; Tools
Places: Concord Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Bladelet made of very dark gray and light bluish gray Upper Mercer flint is slightly curved at both ends. One end is rounded while the other is straight. The sides of the bladelet are parallel and there is a flake scar running the entire length of the dorsal side. Item was excavated from the Raymond J. Ater Mound in Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07387
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Hopewell culture--Ohio--Scioto River Valley; Hopewell culture--Ohio; Mounds--Ohio--Ross County; American Indian history and society; Tools
Places: Concord Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Bladelet made of dark bluish gray and bluish gray Upper Mercer flint is slightly curved at both ends. One end is rounded while the other is squared. The sides of the bladelet are parallel and there is a flake scar running the entire length of the dorsal side. Item was excavated from the Raymond J. Ater Mound in Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07388
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Hopewell culture--Ohio--Scioto River Valley; Hopewell culture--Ohio; Mounds--Ohio--Ross County; American Indian history and society; Tools
Places: Concord Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Bladelet made of dark bluish gray and bluish gray Upper Mercer flint is slightly curved at both ends. One end is rounded while the other is squared. The sides of the bladelet are parallel and there is a flake scar running the entire length of the dorsal side. Item was excavated from the Raymond J. Ater Mound in Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07389
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Hopewell culture--Ohio--Scioto River Valley; Hopewell culture--Ohio; Mounds--Ohio--Ross County; American Indian history and society; Tools
Places: Concord Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Archaeological Survey of the Hopewell Group of Prehistoric Earthworks. The map reads: "Archaeological survey of the Hopewell Group of Prehistoric earthworks. Ross County, Ohio. Field explorations by H. C. Shetrong 1922-1925. F. R. Jones - surveyor." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07922
Subjects: Hopewell culture--Ohio; Hopewell culture--Ohio--Scioto River Valley; Chillicothe (Ohio)
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Bladelet made of dark bluish gray and bluish gray Upper Mercer flint is slightly curved. One end is rounded and the other is straight. The sides of the bladelet are parallel and there is a flake scar running the entire length of the dorsal side. Item was excavated from the Raymond J. Ater Mound in Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07383
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Hopewell culture--Ohio--Scioto River Valley; Mounds--Ohio--Ross County; American Indian history and society; Tools
Places: Concord Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Bladelet made of dusky blue Upper Mercer flint is slightly curved at both ends. One end is slightly pointed, while the other is squared off. The sides of the item are parallel. Item was excavated from the Raymond J. Ater Mound in Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07384
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Hopewell culture--Ohio--Scioto River Valley; Mounds--Ohio--Ross County; American Indian history and society; Tools
Places: Concord Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Very large copper breast plate is roughly rectangular. One end is slightly narrower than the other. There are two small holes drilled in the item, 52 mm from the top and 79 mm apart. The copper is moderate yellowish green and grayish green in color. Item was excavated from the Raymond J. Ater Mound in Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07390
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Hopewell culture--Ohio--Scioto River Valley; Mounds--Ohio--Ross County; American Indian history and society;
Places: Concord Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Very thin piece of mica is cut in a fan shape. The base of the fan is mostly square, and the corners are broken away. The item may have traces of red or brown paint on it. There appears to be a pattern cut in the top layer, a semi-circle running from side edge to side edge about two-thirds from the bottom. Above this section are two semi-circular cut-outs on either side of a strip that is now broken, but may have originally run to the top edge. The mica is very pale brown, yellowish brown and very dark grayish brown in color. Item was excavated from the Raymond J. Ater Mound in Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07391
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Hopewell culture--Ohio--Scioto River Valley; Mounds--Ohio--Ross County; American Indian history and society
Places: Concord Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Interior spiral shell sections have been cut away from a very large conch shell to make a hollow container. There are three small perforations drilled in the body of the shell and one small hole at the larger end of the item. There are some encrustations adhering to both interior and exterior surfaces. The shell is white, very pale brown and light brownish gray in color. It may have been used as a dipper. Item was excavated from the Raymond J. Ater Mound in Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07392
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Hopewell culture--Ohio--Scioto River Valley; Mounds--Ohio--Ross County; American Indian history and society; Tools
Places: Concord Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Copper plate is rectangular in shape. The long sides are straight and the shorter sides curve slightly inward. Corners are rounded. One of the long sides is slightly longer than the other. A large piece of woven textile is adhered to the upper surface. There also appears to be a piece of bark adhered adjacent to textile. Item has one small perforation adjacent to the fabric, toward the middle. The copper is moderate yellow green, dusky yellow green, moderate green, grayish yellow green, grayish olive green and dark reddish brown in color. The textile is very dark gray and light gray. Item was excavated from the Raymond J. Ater Mound in Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07393
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Hopewell culture--Ohio--Scioto River Valley; Mounds--Ohio--Ross County; American Indian history and society
Places: Concord Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)