Today, practical, functional and symbolic choices inform the selection of raw materials for worked objects. In cases where we can discern the origin of worked bone, tooth, ivory and antler objects in the past, we assume that similar choices are being made. However, morphological species identification of worked objects is often impossible due to the loss of identifying characteristics during manufacture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe dispersal of Iroquoian groups from St. Lawrence River valley during the 15th and 16th centuries A.D.
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