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Artifact Identification

This section contains any flaked stone implements other than projectile points and knives made by Native Americans.

Native american artifacts tools. For a more complete discussion on these and other tools turn to our Publications section and order your copy today. Native American peoples used metal in a variety of ways. -----Click on the tool type that most resembles yours----- The Native American Tool Box presents all of the tools discussed in this section and more.

Indian artifacts may be strewn where there was once a settlement. Settlements were most often located by a source of fresh water and plenty of firewood. Arrowheads and bird points may be found at vantage points such as cliff tops and bluffs although only fragments or shards of these primitive tools may remain.

Metal American Indian Artifacts. Tools like knives and chisels. This section contains pottery types made by Native Americans.

The types of metal objects include the following. You may sometimes find a perfect arrowhead as sharp as it was when it was made. Jun 4 2018 - Explore SHERRY DECKARDs board Native american tools on Pinterest.

Although some metals corrode with time and exposure to the elements there are surviving examples in copper silver gold iron and other metals. This section contains iron glass and items of other materials offered to Native Americans by European or colonial traders during the fur trade era.