This grooved sinker stone (also known as a banded stone net weight) is our best example of a Native American fishing sinker stone and it tells the story of gill net fishing in our rivers and streams. ... below to see an article by David G. Lewis, PhD called Indian Fishing Rights on the Grand Ronde-Siletz Indian Agency. Updates. The museum is ...

2021年6月27日 · In Washington, Adam East was an avid collector of American Indian artifacts. Born in 1871, East began collecting these artifacts as a child and his collection grew to over 2,200 items.

2015年7月21日 · Net Weight Woodland/Mississippian Columbian River 2-3/4" Marcus Hayes COA: Loafstone - Atlatl Weight Estil County, Kentucky L 1-5/16" W 7/8" Hematite. ... * Ancient Indian Artifacts - Volume 1 - Jim Bennett: Mano Classic to Historic, 700 - 200 B.P. 1.90"" Diameter San Diego County/Sherilton Valley. Hand held milling tool. Broken

Used to weight fishing nets, lines, and traps, stone net sinkers, though abundant in the archaeological record, are understudied and underrepresented in the archaeological literature. Several distinct types of net sinkers are found in the Columbia Plateau culture area, where evidence of fishing dates as far back as 10,000 BP.

2021年5月9日 · The grooved weight is interpreted as both a line weight and a net weight. Posted by [gregszybala] Great post and great discussion. I like where you guys have gone with this and Butch does make a good point. Still clueless though, as you stated Charlie, Archaeological context and the learned conjecture based on that has created the consensus for ...

These notches aid in attaching the stones to a gill net (Figures 2 and 3) or hook and line, to anchor the net or line at the desired depth. Although they are usually referred to as net sinkers they could equally have served as weights on a long line with baited hooks spaced at intervals much like the modern “trot line” ( Peacock 1987).

The video this week is a bit shorter but the subject, at least to my estimation is quite a fascinating one. This deals with one or two of the devices the Na...

These six small rocks are called "stone sinkers." Native American peoples who engaged in fishing, including the Nimíipuu (Nez Perce), would often used stone sinkers to weigh down and hold fishing nets in place.

2013年12月14日 · A video on comparing ancient stone tools by comparing them to similar stone tools by discovering a pattern in tool making by ancient civilizations and cultur...

Net weights, sinkers, fishing weights, or notched pebbles are names that refer to stone objects assumed to be part of the fishing gear used from Archaic times to the Historic period. These stone weights came in at least four types. Most were simply notched pebbles (1) that would escape the eye of all but the most careful researcher.