ARCHAEOLOGY

I was instantly both amazed and exhilarated as I examined the highly polished artifact that I held in my hand.

This artifact has been identified fragment of a bone tool made from a moose vestigial metarsal.

This artifact has been identified as a copper adze of some antiquity.

A dentate stamp design is created by using this pottery decoration tool.

This artifact appears to be a decorative adornment made from a repurposed copper kettle.

This biface was discovered in place as shown in the picture.

A light green colour was exposed indicating that an oxidized copper item was encased beneath the veneer of hardened clay.

The clay along the top portion of this vessel has been intentionally clipped out to produce a wavy zig-zag lip form referred to as crenulated.

This artifact was surface collected from the beach sands of an eroded shoreline and, although the item is a broken piece of pottery made from firing tempered clay, it is unlikely to have been part of a clay pot.

This artifact has been identified as an elongated atlatl weight with what appears to be an animal face carved into one end.