Circular Gorget   Save
Dr. Gordon Meuser Collection
Description: This gorget is a circular disk made of white marine shell. It has a large hole through the center and three small holes adjacent to one another along the edge. This piece comes from the 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_000003_1
Subjects: Prehistoric peoples;
Places: Dr. Gordon Meuser Collection