Fall finds in Maine.

[mainejman]

I was able to add another gouge to my hardstone gouge collection.

 

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[pepperj]

Over ten years...

You're correct on the time.
The first photos in the original thread aren't coming up now though.

Very unique piece, thanks for sharing it.

is this stone,bone,antler,ivory.or swordfish bill ?

trying to figure out what this material is.Any help would be appreciated[ATTACH=CONFIG]909399

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[Buckleberry]

Thanks it seems they along with the adzes were the tools of choice in my neck of the woods.I have found them at four different sites but heavily at one.

Plenty of dugout canoes back in the day?

 

[unclemac]

I am admittedly not familiar with NE coastal culture.... how similar to PNW culture was it? We had extensive wood based tech over here, with year-round villages and AMPLE, reliable high protein food resources. Very little major intertribal conflict and a robust slave culture. Whale hunting on the tip of WA state and Vancouver island (rights to this day to continue), seal, elk, oyster and of course SALMON buy the bushel! Not to mention thousand year old forests and abundant fresh water.

 

[mainejman]

I am admittedly not familiar with NE coastal culture.... how similar to PNW culture was it? We had extensive wood based tech over here, with year-round villages and AMPLE, reliable high protein food resources. Very little major intertribal conflict and a robust slave culture. Whale hunting on the tip of WA state and Vancouver island (rights to this day to continue), seal, elk, oyster and of course SALMON buy the bushel! Not to mention thousand year old forests and abundant fresh water.

The Moorehead phase were hunter gathers who migrated back and forth according to the seasons.This allowed them to capitalize on coastal fauna as well as inland resources.I live near the Sebasticook lake fish weir that is still visible today.When lake levels are lowered for algae control and its been a dry season the thousands of years old stakes are still visible.They were able to harvest all the fish they needed to survive during the fish migrations.

 

[CreekSide]

We still have visible weirs in our river I see a couple every day on my way to work but they are rock shaped like a big V. The water flows in the large opening which would funnel the fish down where they could spear them or use a net. Every year we have stripers that run around July up the river to spawn. Auto correct almost did me wrong on the fish spelling lol. Nice article

 

[unclemac]

I read it that way anyway....