Title	Pick Bannerstone
Subject	Prehistoric peoples
Time Period	Archaic
Description	This chlorite pick bannerstone has crescent-shaped wings with rounded tips. There is a hole drilled through the center of the bannerstone. The surface is highly polished and the piece is pale olive and olive mottled with brown. This bannerstone comes from the Archaic Period. The Archaic cultures in Ohio existed from about 6,000 B.C. to 1,000 B.C. Their economy was based primarily on hunting and gathering, but they did experiment with cultivating squash. Most Ohio sites are seasonal camps, created as the Indians moved due to the weather and the availability of food sources. Archaic peoples hunted smaller game than their Paleo-Indian predecessors, who pursued mastodons and giant beavers. The Archaic people hunted deer, elk, bear, rabbit, quail, and wild turkey.
Collection	I. N. Smith Collection
Source	WH04 Box AC0048; A 100/000001
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/collections--archives/digital-collections--services/rights--reproduction
Type	StillImage
File Name	A0100_000001.tif
Image Height	1800
Image Width	2708
File Size	14633712 Bytes
Format	picture; artifacts
Extent	41.3 mm wide, 90.6 mm long, 19.7 mm deep, 115 g weight.

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