Common artifacts: Glass beads
About this photograph
- Provider
- Research Laboratories of Archaeology
- Date created
- 1998–2003
- Location
- North Carolina
- License
- This photograph copyright ©1998. All Rights Reserved
- Source
- Original image housed by Research Laboratories of Archaeology
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- Excavating Occaneechi Town: An archaeology primer: Republished with permission from the Research Laboratories of Archaeology, the Archaeology Primer uses photographs of the excavations at Occaneechi Town to introduce fundamental concepts of archaeology. The primer provides an introduction to the methods of archaeology and to some common types of artifacts, and prepares students to participate in an electronic archaeological dig. (Page 38)
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- Search LEARN NC for American Indian towns, American Indians, archaeology, artifacts, excavations, North Carolina, and Occaneechi.
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Photograph of glass beads found at the Occaneechi Town archaeological dig. Glass beads were made in Europe and traded by Virginians to the Occaneechi, who used them in necklaces and bracelets and to decorate their clothing. The presence of glass beads is a tell-tale sign of contact with Europeans; however, they may not be found by excavators unless a very fine mesh is used to screen the soil.
