Side Notched Stone Hoe by barnsis
This stone hoe was attached to a wooden handle and used much as we would use a metal hoe today. It dates from the late part of the Mississippian Period – 1000 AD – 1600 BC
American Indian archeology has been divided into basically four time periods by archeologists – The Paleo Period – Prehistoric to 20,000 years BC – Archaic Period – 20,000 to 10,000 years BC – Woodland Period 10,000 BC to 1000 AD and the Mississippian Period – 1000 AD to 1600 AD
The Paleo period was primarily found in the American southwest because of the cold that existed over much of the north part of America at that time. The later Paleo and other periods spread across the entire continent.
The woodland period was when the Indians started growing crops and staying in one location instead of traveling and hunting all the time. Their stone work was of a much poorer quality but they started making pottery from clay. They tempered their pottery with sand so it didn’t last like the later period pottery did.
During the Mississippian period the American Indians began to come together into tribes from their former existence as extended family groups.
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indian, artifact, chipped stone, american indian, byron snider
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Great piece of History!!! Love the story!!!
I remember this Byron!! I am so glad you put it in your gallery with the great history behind it! Well done!! hugs :-)
wow, it’s so old Byron… do you collect stuff like this,…did you find it??
The ones I have posted so far are from a local museum but I do have my own collection which I am about to start shooting images of. I have been an amateur archeologist since the 1960s. I haven’t seen much interest in the images so far so haven’t spent the time.
– barnsis
we seem to have so much in common byron, i have an aboriginal stone axe and other artefacts discovered by my father when living out in the western region of New South Wales, Australia……
i love artefacts and visiting the museum, things in glass cases… little labels….tiny jars and bottles of ’things… trays of shells and things with identification tags… find it very fascinating… i have some shells from my grandfather, which he collected during the Boer War on the beach, and a handkerchief with a geisha lady handpainted on it by a japanese POW…. and other bits and pieces….
I am with you girl, I have more collections of different things to the point that I have trouble rememberig where they are all stored. To many to put out but my Indian artifacts are in a locked glass case. Ever heard of anyone collecting bottle openers?? See.
Love the history and the hoe to !!!!!
haha… no not bottle openers too…lol, you’re a lost cause then byron !! :)
This is great..and I always love reading your info on these artifacts!
Thank you, I have just started loading them again so you will see more.
– barnsis
Oh wow! This is beautiful! I’d love to have (even replicas) on my walls.
wow – what a fabulous artefact and great piece of info, B :)))