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Pottery fragment from eastern North Carolina, decorated with impressions of cordage, ca. 100 BC-AD 800

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Ward, H. Trawick, and R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr. 1999. Time Before History: The Archaeology of North Carolina. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. [Figure 6.5.]

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• Format: Photograph
• Date created: Unknown
• Location: Eastern North Carolina
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• Sizes available: 219×212 | 178×172

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• Intrigue of the Past: Lesson plans and essays for teachers and students explore North Carolina's past before European contact. Designed for grades four through eight, the web edition of this book covers fundamental concepts, processes, and issues of archaeology, and describes the peoples and cultures of the Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian periods. (Page 2.8)
• Experimental archaeology: Making cordage: Students will make cordage and use an activity sheet to experience a technique and skill that ancient Native Americans in North Carolina needed for everyday life. They will also compute the amount of time and materials that might have been required to make cordage and construct a scientific inquiry to study the contents of an archaeological site.

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