Circular Gorget   Save
Dr. Gordon Meuser Collection
Description: This gorget is a roughly circular disk of pale yellow marine shell. There is small hole drilled slightly off-center and the edges have been ground smooth. This piece is from Glacial Kame Culture. The Glacial Kame people are noted for their emphasis on ceremony, but their daily lives were much like those of other Archaic cultures. They hunted with spears aided by spear throwers. Deer, their major source of meat, also provided antler tines that were made into tools for pressure flaking flint knives and spear points, or into harpoons for fishing. Deer leg bones were cut and ground into sharp-pointed awls for sewing and basket making. Slate and coal from glacial deposits were made into ornaments, perhaps for "everyday" use. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A1956_000006_002_1
Subjects: Prehistoric peoples;
Places: Dr. Gordon Meuser Collection