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tomclark:
Let's get this board rollin'.  Just post your stuff! (what you specialize in)
Many of you have seen some of my shells.  I was asked by another collector of such to post pics.  I've saved many pics of stuff that I collect from other people's finds.  Gives me a fuller picture of the complete assemblage of tools on a Woodland/Mississippian site.
All of these shells were found along the Central West Gulf Coast of FL. and most around Tampa Bay from the few sites that I had permission to hunt/dig and most of those sites are now gone due to development.  My best site was a midden that a mansion now sits on.
Most are Manasota culture items.

buckets of expedient Melongena corona (Kings Crown Conch) hammers.  These are the most common shell tool found, IMHOP.  These actually litter sites.




An ULU, only one I've ever seen.



A pile of Melongena corona hammers




A tray of Strombu alatus (Fighting Conch) shell hammers.  These are less common than King's Crown.


A thingy made from clamshell that I believe was used as a cord reel.


To be continued

tomclark:
Busycon (Lightning Whelk) artifacts













One of the heaviest shell hammers ever, it's a maul.



A shell "Pick" made from a columnella of a Busycon.

tomclark:
Macrocallista (Venus/SunRay Clam) artifacts.  Predominately used to make flaked shell knives/fish scaler.
The upper 1/3 of the shell is flaked on most.  On some the entire edge is flaked.






A one holed gorget made from THIN Macrocallista shell

tomclark:
Net guages made from Busycon shell.




A socketed adze made from Busycon columnella

tomclark:
Mercenaria (Quahog) Shell tools,  hammers, anvils, choppers  Bashed on top and flaked/worked edges for chopping.

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