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Undocumented Artifacts from the First Ohioans Exhibit
Description: This stemmed flint projectile point is fixed on a modern wood foreshaft. It was originally part of reproduction spear. This piece comes 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: A4786_000174
Subjects: Prehistoric peoples; Projectile points; Weapons, Prehistoric;
Places: Undocumented Artifacts from the First Ohioans Exhibit