Chert hoes as digging tools

• Autores: George R. Milner, Scott W Hammerstedt, Kirk D. French
• Localización: Antiquity, ISSN 0003-598X, Vol. 84, Nº 323, 2010, págs. 103-113
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • What type of implement was used to cut and move earth in prehistory? In the Mississippian culture at least, the key tool was the stone hoe � formed from a chert blade strapped to a handle. These blades were hoarded and depicted in use, leaving little doubt that they were for digging, in the service of agriculture and extracting earth for building. Drawing on a series of controlled experiments, the authors deduce the capabilities and biographies of the stone hoes, evoking the admirable efforts of the people who constructed the massive mounds of Cahokia.