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Weeden Island Effigy Vessel- McKeithen Site, FL

Two thirds of Weeden Island effigy vessels are decorated with bird effigies, mostly owls and ducks.

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Archaeologists examine prehistoric bone flutes to understand the connection between hole placement and sound.

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This 500 year old antler comb was made by the ancestors of the Inuvialuit that still live in the region today.

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The Dorset Culture's interest in polar bears may have been a direct response to changes during the Medieval Warm Period.

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With the help of Shawnee leaders, Archaeologists Lepper and Barnes reinterpreted these stones as weights attached to water drums.