View this post on Instagram Here's another feature from the Paul Sagers collection. This one is very remarkable, but sadly unprovenienced! This stone object, made from a banded chert, is what archaeologists refer to as a "spud" or in other words, "a spade-shaped tool." These objects are typically Late Woodland or Mississippian. Stone spuds are found in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some are known to be ceremonial, but others have been found chipped, repaired from chipping, or with evidence of hafting, which could indicate they were used as tools. #iowa #archaeology #artifacts #art #stonetools #lithics #indigenousinnovation A post shared by Iowa Archaeology (@iowaarchaeology) on Jan 2, 2018 at 6:17am PST
Here's another feature from the Paul Sagers collection. This one is very remarkable, but sadly unprovenienced! This stone object, made from a banded chert, is what archaeologists refer to as a "spud" or in other words, "a spade-shaped tool." These objects are typically Late Woodland or Mississippian. Stone spuds are found in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some are known to be ceremonial, but others have been found chipped, repaired from chipping, or with evidence of hafting, which could indicate they were used as tools. #iowa #archaeology #artifacts #art #stonetools #lithics #indigenousinnovation
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