Epic Project

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  • 52 Blades Found in Squantum

    52 Blades Found in Squantum
    52 Blades Found in Squantum (fall 1961)

  • Tomahawk Pipe

    Tomahawk Pipe
    Tomahawk Pipe - Malleable cast iron recovered from Indian grave at Wollaston Bay

  • “Whale” Gouge

    “Whale” Gouge
    A gouge used to make a coastal dug out or canoe resemble

  • Wetu

    Wetu
    Wampanoag tribe lived in Wetu

  • Bone Tools

    Bone Tools
    Small and sharp
    Used for detail work
    2" in length

  • Pipes

    Pipes
    After the fabrication of bowls, Indians started making pipes out of the same materials
    Common materials were steatite and chlorite
    Pipes ranged in size... from large and decorated to the small two inch pipes depicted here

  • Hearth

    Hearth
    Dug 20 inches into the ground
    Used cobble stones to make a fire ring
    The back is built up and the left side is open to kindle the fire

  • Pottery

    Pottery
    All North American Indian pottery has been found to have similar curves
    Historians have found a common formula that relates to the common curve found in most northern Native American settlements

  • Fabrication Techniques

    Fabrication Techniques
    Depiction of tools made to carve stone into arrowheads