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Ohio archæological and historical quarterly (1887)

Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society · Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe · leaf 122

An illustration from Ohio archæological and historical quarterly, 1887, leaf 122
representing threeperfect specimens of fish-hooks made from the tibiotarsus ofthe Wild Turkey, and many of the unfinished specimens showthat this bone was used. All three hooks have been carefullymade and two are highly polished, and all have straight androunded shanks. Two of the hooks have… … Fig. 54 — Typical fish-hooks found in the village (full size). points are not in the same plane as the shank. No. i was takenfrom a refuse heap and Nos. 2 and, 3 from the refuse pits. No.2 of Fig. 55 shows three specimens made of bone entirely dif-ferent from that in No. i. On one side of the hook…

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