Grooved Hammer   Save
Almer Hegler Collection
Description: This nearly spherical hammer is made of mottled yellow, gray, and brown igneous rock. It has a shallow groove, about 14 mm in width, extending around 3/4 of the circumference. The poll end of the hammer is slightly flattened. 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: A0010_000103
Subjects: Prehistoric peoples; Tools, Prehistoric;
Places: Almer Hegler Collection