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Hoover Collection
Description: This small, stone ax has a wide, deep groove that extends all the way around the circumference of the poll end, and functioned to attach the ax head to a handle. The poll end is oval and flat, while the opposite end tapers to a wide cutting edge, which has been extensively resharpened and is dull. The surface of the igneous rock is very dark grayish brown with light gray speckles. 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: A0069_000010_1
Subjects: Prehistoric peoples; Axes, Prehistoric;
Places: Hoover Collection