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Late Woodland (1500-1600)
Fish bone hook
Last Woodland (1600-1675)
Fish bone blank
Virginia Indians developed a variety of techniques for catching fish. Then, as today, the use of a baited hook was a popular practice. Hooks were made form the tube-shaped bones of birds or mammals; the bone could be split to make two hooks. Considerable dexterity was required to catch a fish unsing only a simple hook attached to a string. |