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Miscellaneous Fieldwork (Moorehead)
Description: This stone pestle is bell-shaped; the top is rounded and the sides flare out to the wide, roughly circular base. There is a small pitted depression in the base. The stone is porous and is several shades of grayish brown. 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: A0056_000024_1
Subjects: Prehistoric peoples; Tools, Prehistoric;
Places: Miscellaneous Fieldwork (Moorehead)