A good mixture and a stone pipe to boot

[georgia flatlander]

Some good rain loosened up the dirt and allowed my wife and I to find some pretty cool things.
The stone pipe was definitely a highlight!
Found in early Archaic and late Archaic sites. Any input on the pipe would be helpful. It has no design or enhancement that I can notice. Thanks!

Early Archaic


Late Archaic


My wifes' finds


Stone pipe

 

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[georgia flatlander]

Wow, what a great hunt! I do know straight pipes are often called tube pipes or medicine pipes. I don't know too much about them, but they are often called shaman pipes as well, and rather then being used for smoking, the shaman would use them to suck or draw illnesses out of people. So your pipe is a tube pipe style, and perhaps it was part of a shaman's kit! A quick search brought up this page regarding medicine pipes:

http://www.peachstatearchaeologicalsociety.org/index.php/12-pipes/280-medecine-tube

Thanks! Very interesting stuff.

 

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