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An important piece of Indian art known as a Popeyed birdstone was found in 1935 in Franklin Township of Shelby County, Ohio. Pictured at left, it is now in the collection of a Sidney resident and Indian artifact collector, Ron Helman. If artifacts are found, and believed to be of importance, it is essential to get to an expert immediately. |
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An effigy pipe is a pottery handicraft that was used for smoking tobacco and resembled real creatures. They were made from what is called Ohio pipe stone, a clay found in the Scioto River valley that can be easily carved and baked. Remember, if artifacts are found, and believed to be of importance, it is essential to get to an expert immediately. |
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Sharp flint pieces were tied to sticks to make arrows or attached to long sticks to make spears for hunting. The Indians had a number of Ohio sites where flint was mined to create points. As a matter of fact, the state mineral is flint. The most important tools were made from flint and bones. Large pieces of flint could be used to cut down small trees and strip bark from large ones. In Logan County, Ohio, a stone material known as "chert" was also mined to produce points. |
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