A seventeenth-century trade gun and associated collection from Pine Island,Alabama |
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| Authors: | Marvin T Smith Jon Marcoux Erin Gredell Gregory Waselkov |
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| Institution: | 1. 2006 Hammock Drive, Valdosta, GA, USA;2. Noreen Stonor Drexel Cultural and Historic Preservation Program, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, USA;3. Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, CT, USA;4. Center for Archaeological Studies, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA |
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| Abstract: | A set of artifacts, apparently associated with human remains (one tooth), from Pine Island, Alabama, was donated to the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History in 1915. In preparation for repatriation, this collection was investigated extensively by a volunteer team. This paper reports the results of this analysis, focusing especially on a new type of trade gun and the glass beads. The goal of the research is to provide an accurate date for the collection to assist in identifying the Native American group represented. |
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| Keywords: | Protohistoric English trade firearms glass beads Koasati |
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