Native American Artifacts

My great-great-grandfather was not an archaeologist. He was a packrat and a collector, and the Bosley Trunk shows that one of his collections was of Native American artifacts. All of these artifacts were found together, stored in a leather zipped pouch in the trunk.

Sadly, there is practically no information about any of these objects. I do not know when or where they were found, which means I can learn almost nothing from them. One thing I have learned, however, is that the context surrounding an artifact is of the utmost importance. If I knew where these items were found, I might be able to learn more about the culture that made them. It's possible that the material composition of these artifacts can provide information about where the raw material originated, but who knows if that raw material was traded through ancient trade channels before it came to its final destination. I do not even know where that final destinaton was.

Please don't go collecting for the sake of collecting. Be responsible, or the knowledge that could be gleaned from an artifact could be lost forever. If you want direct interactions with artifacts such as these, I would suggest volunteering to wash artifacts at a local archaeology day or by taking an archaeological field school. This will ensure that artifacts and their histories are preserved for future generations.