Ancient Trade Uses of Metals & Minerals Earthcache EarthCache
Ancient Trade Uses of Metals & Minerals Earthcache
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This Earthcache is located at the Pinson Mounds Museum. This small museum is located in the Pinson Mounds State Park.The admission is FREE
The hours are;
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM--Monday thru Saturday
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Sunday
The purpose of this earthcache is to see & learn about various mineral and metals at this site and their trade use among the ancient peoples of this area.**
High-ranking individuals were often buried with items made from metals and minerals obtained by trade from distant areas.
The metals and minerals were made into useful trade items. The display shows where these metals and minerals came from before they arrived here to be made into these useful items.
First go to the Hopewell Influence Map, located on your right & right again as you enter the museum section.
This map displays the rocks & minerals that made there way to this location and from where in the country they came from.
COPPER
Pure copper is soft and malleable. Copper and its alloys have been used for thousands of years. It can be used without any required processing step. A freshly exposed surface has a redish-orange color but corroded copper is green. QUESTION #1 Facing the Hopewell Influence map, turn to your right and go the far right wall display. A- There you will see copper that was made into a trade item. What was it made into & what color is the copper item? B- What properties of copper lend itself into being easily made into this object?
OBSIDIAN
#2 Go to the far back wall. (Woodland Display) there you will see an arrowhead display-Name 5 of the 6 types of arrowheads.
MICA
Mica is somewhat transparent and easily separates into very fine, thin elastic sheets. It even sparkles because light is reflected. QUESTION #3 Go to the other wall and its display (The Honored Dead display)of some sheet mica. A-What trade item has it been made into? B-What properties of mica lend itself into being made into this object?
FLINT
Flint is a hard mineral quartz that can be dark gray, black, green, white or black. The flint was made into arrowheads of various sizes and shapes. QUESTION #4 Where on today's map does the flint found at this site come from? (Hopewell Influence Map)
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