Keywords: native American stone tools
Item 26995
Native American stone fishing line weight, ca. 3000 BCE
Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: 3050 BCE–2550 BCE Location: Bristol Media: Stone
Item 26999
Native American stone pestle, ca. 1000 BCE
Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1000 BCE Location: Bristol Media: Stone
Exhibit
When Europeans arrived in North America and disrupted traditional Native American patterns of life, they also offered other opportunities: trade goods for furs. The fur trade had mixed results for the Wabanaki.
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Maine's natural resources -- granite, limestone and slate in particular -- along with its excellent ports made it a leader in mining and production of the valuable building materials. Stone work also attracted numerous skilled immigrants.
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans
"Indeed, there is much hard evidence to support the “theory” that native people were indigenous to Aroostook County."
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"X Artifacts such as arrowheads and stone tools have been unearthed over the years through farming, construction and natural erosion."