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Iron Agricultural Tools
These iron agricultural tools, including hoes and a shovel, were found at a site in York County on the southern Coastal Plain. Virginia Indians manufactured and used tools made from traditional materials alongside those that they obtained from…
Tags: archaeology, colonialism, crafts, Early Historic, tool, trade
Iron Adze
This iron adze was found at a site in Prince George County on the Coastal Plain. It was a woodworking tool that was hafted to a wooden handle, and was traded to Virginian Indians by colonists. Virginia Indians manufactured and used tools made from…
Tags: archaeology, colonialism, crafts, Early Historic, tool, trade
Miscellaneous Historic Artifacts
These miscellaneous artifacts were found at an Early Historic period site in Caroline County on the Coastal Plain. They include pipes, a stone projectile point, and a shark tooth projectile point produced by Virginia Indians, as well as iron and…
Tags: animal, archaeology, colonialism, Early Historic, pottery, tool, trade
Copper, Bone, and Stone Artifacts
These artifacts were found at an Early Historic site in Tazewell County, southwestern Virginia. They include a ground stone tool, bone tools, a stone discoidal or gaming piece, and metal of European origin. Virginia Indians manufactured and used…
Tags: archaeology, colonialism, Early Historic, Late Woodland, tool, trade
Iron and Ceramic Artifacts
These miscellaneous artifacts were found at an Early Historic period site in Caroline County, southwestern Virginia. They include ceramic sherds and pipe fragments produced by Virginia Indians, and iron trade goods obtained from colonists. Exchange…
Tags: archaeology, colonialism, Early Historic, pottery, tobacco, tool, trade
Stone Celt and Gaming Pieces
These artifacts were found at an Early Historic village site in Montgomery County, southwestern Virginia. They include a stone celt and polished stone gaming discs, used as talliers or “counters” in a variety of games. Celts were polished…
Tags: archaeology, Early Historic, games, Late Woodland, tool
Quartz Hafted Knife
This rare artifact was found at a Late Woodland site in Montgomery County, southwestern Virginia. It is a quartz knife hafted to a bone handle. This artifact shows how Virginia Indians combined different materials from the environment around them…
Tags: archaeology, Late Woodland, tool
Antler Projectile Point
This sharpened antler projectile point was found at a Late Woodland site in Montgomery County, southwestern Virginia. Bone or antler projectile points were sometimes advantageous over stone ones because they were far lighter. The tips of deer…
Tags: animal, archaeology, design, Late Woodland, Middle Woodland, tool
Bone Weaving Tools
These delicate bone weaving tools were used during the Late Woodland period at a site in Montgomery County, southwestern Virginia. Included are several needles used for sewing as well as weaving.
Tags: archaeology, crafts, Late Woodland, tool
Assorted Bone Tools
These assorted bone tools were found at a Late Woodland site in Montgomery County, southwestern Virginia. They include awls, hairpins, a beamer (top), a turtle shell cup or bowl, fish hooks, a needle and other hideworking tools, and a knife made…
Tags: animal, archaeology, crafts, dress, fishing, Late Woodland, Middle Woodland, tool