Antler, Bone & Shell Artifacts
Antler, Bone & Shell Artifacts

Author: Lar Hothem

Publisher:

Published: 2005-11-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781574324617

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The finest North American Indian artifacts were made of organic materials, and luckily many survive. Materials used include the most common, bone, plus antler, shell, fur, ivory, and horn. Artifact classes range from projectile points and awls to fishhooks, gorgets, beads, and more. Collectors today value such pieces because of their artistic beauty and rarity. Most of them were destroyed by natural processes over the centuries, so those that remain are treasured. Lar Hothem, author of the bestselling five-volume series Indian Artifacts of the Midwest, has once again produced a fantastic book for Indian artifacts collectors. Each artifact includes information on type or class, material, size, find-location, and (in most cases) an estimated value. Background information is included about these artifacts, including finds made throughout North America. Advertisements from early dealers are listed, as well as recent auction results. This book opens the window to a fascinating world of study and collecting. 2006 values.

Stone, Bone, Antler & Shell
Stone, Bone, Antler & Shell

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13:

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This book is for anyone who has looked at artifacts from the Northwest Coast in a museum and wondered: "How were these made?" "What was their function?" "How were they used?" Hilary Stewart lifts artifacts out of their isolation in a glass case and puts them into the context of the life of early native people on the coast. Archaeological excavations, or "digs, " have unearthed an array of ancient artifacts. While items made of perishable materials such as wood, bark and hide usually decayed over time, many objects of stone, bone, antler and shell have been found. In clear, easy to read text and over 1000 illustrations and 50 photos, Hilary Stewart depicts a wide range of artifacts. These tools, weapons, hunting and fishing gear, household and ceremonial items and ornaments reveal much about a people's way of life: how they fed, clothed, adorned and housed themselves; their technologies, skills and art; their trading and travelling patterns.

Bone, Antler, Tooth and Shell
Bone, Antler, Tooth and Shell

Author: James Bruce Jamieson

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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"Osseous artifacts have not been given the attention they deserve by most Iroquoian researchers. While a general system for their classification has evolved over the past one hundred plus years, labels have been assigned to artifacts based on very general characteristics. This dissertation addresses this shortcoming by undertaking a much more detailed analysis of their morphological and metric attributes. It refines the existing classificatory terminology and provides the foundation for a much more standardized typology which can be used and further refined by Iroquoian researchers in the future. The analysis also tests the hypothesis that the sites exhibit significant differences. For example, while all five sites are roughly contemporaneous they are located in two different micro-environments and are related to two different cultural traditions; one site is a special purpose fishing camp. This dissertation explores the similarities and differences between the five sites' osseous artifact assemblages and identifies variations that may be attributable to special site functions, differences in environment, subsistence patterns or cultural affiliation. " --

Calvert Site
Calvert Site

Author: Peter Andrew Timmins

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1772821500

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Located in the Thames River valley of southwestern Ontario, the Calvert site encompasses a variety of structures including houses, palisade walls, pits, hearths, and artifacts. This inquiry reveals an orderly evolution in its occupation history and sheds new light on the earliest period of ancient Iroquoian history.