Circular Gorget   Save
Museum Purchases Collection
Description: This dark gray slate gorget is circular in shape and the upper and lower edges are slightly flattened. There is a large (9.2 mm diameter) hole in the center and two smaller (4.6 mm diameter) holes on the upper edge. This piece comes 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: A0806_000043
Subjects: Prehistoric peoples;
Places: Museum Purchases Collection