Discoidal from Fort Ancient Culture   Save
Clifford Anderson Collection
Description: Mottled red and gray granite discoidal, also called a chunky stone, is a small, round disk with rounded edges. Both faces are concave. Participants rolled the discoidal on its rim over a specially-prepared area, then threw spears or shot arrows at it, with the winner being the person whose projectile came closest to the discoidal when it stopped. Item was found at the Anderson Village Site in Washington Township, Warren County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07369
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; American Indian history and society; Fort Ancient Culture (A.D. 1000–1650)
Places: Washington Township (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)