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The rise and fall of marbles are directly correlated to U.S. and Germany relations between the Industrial Revolution and WWI. Germany was the leading exporter for stone, clay and glass marbles under Imperial rule. Meanwhile, U.S. marble production did not begin until the late 19th century- first producing clay marbles, then glass a decade later. The market for local and imported marbles continued to grow until German bombardment of U.S. supply shipping in 1917. Featuring marbles excavated by @chrysalis.bklyn @fpanwestcentral @herringrunarchaeologyproject @montpelier_arch @archaeologyto #archaeology #artifact #art #culture #history #science #design #heritage #usa #canada #instahistory #instagood #instapic #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #didyouknow
The rise and fall of marbles are directly correlated to U.S. and Germany relations between the Industrial Revolution and WWI. Germany was the leading exporter for stone, clay and glass marbles under Imperial rule. Meanwhile, U.S. marble production did not begin until the late 19th century- first producing clay marbles, then glass a decade later. The market for local and imported marbles continued to grow until German bombardment of U.S. supply shipping in 1917. Featuring marbles excavated by @chrysalis.bklyn @fpanwestcentral @herringrunarchaeologyproject @montpelier_arch @archaeologyto #archaeology #artifact #art #culture #history #science #design #heritage #usa #canada #instahistory #instagood #instapic #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #didyouknow
Archaeologist Ian W. Brown (1975), developed a typology for trade hawk bells with English, French and Spanish origins. The typology distinguishes bells by their manufacture, particularly at the seam (Flushloop,  Saturn, Clarksdale) or by the shape of their loop (Fishkey,  Flowerkey,  Circarch). Featuring bells from @archaeologyto @romtoronto @uwlmvac (facebook) and @archaeologyto #archaeology #artifact #art #culture #history #science #design #heritage #usa #canada #instahistory #instagood #instapic #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #didyouknow
Archaeologist Ian W. Brown (1975), developed a typology for trade hawk bells with English, French and Spanish origins. The typology distinguishes bells by their manufacture, particularly at the seam (Flushloop,  Saturn, Clarksdale) or by the shape of their loop (Fishkey,  Flowerkey,  Circarch). Featuring bells from @archaeologyto @romtoronto @uwlmvac (facebook) and @archaeologyto #archaeology #artifact #art #culture #history #science #design #heritage #usa #canada #instahistory #instagood #instapic #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #didyouknow
A fragment of stemware can tell you the amount of glass used to create the vessel's shape. Glassware with twice the thickness in the stem and foot were formed with a single gather of glass. Drawn stems were formed with two gathers of glass- one to form a plain bowl and stem, the second to form the base.  Lastly, vessels with elaborate stems (knops, twists) could be formed in three to four separate processes. See featured stemware fragments from @NS_Museum (Twitter) @archgirl85 @faubourgarchaeology @delwatergapnps #archaeology #artifact #art #culture #history #science #design #heritage #usa #canada #instahistory #instagood #instapic #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #didyouknow
A fragment of stemware can tell you the amount of glass used to create the vessel's shape. Glassware with twice the thickness in the stem and foot were formed with a single gather of glass. Drawn stems were formed with two gathers of glass- one to form a plain bowl and stem, the second to form the base.  Lastly, vessels with elaborate stems (knops, twists) could be formed in three to four separate processes. See featured stemware fragments from @NS_Museum (Twitter) @archgirl85 @faubourgarchaeology @delwatergapnps #archaeology #artifact #art #culture #history #science #design #heritage #usa #canada #instahistory #instagood #instapic #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #didyouknow
Dominoes originated in China but little is written about their evolution in western culture, particularly in the U.S. or Canada. As of current, most archaeological reports featuring  dominoes are associated with the rise of 19th century Chinatowns in Southern California. See examples of dominoes from @archaeologyto @historicwarwicktowne (FB) @westernsciencecenter @findingapalachicola #archaeology #artifact #art #culture #history #science #design #heritage #usa #canada #instahistory #instagood #instapic #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #didyouknow
Dominoes originated in China but little is written about their evolution in western culture, particularly in the U.S. or Canada. As of current, most archaeological reports featuring  dominoes are associated with the rise of 19th century Chinatowns in Southern California. See examples of dominoes from @archaeologyto @historicwarwicktowne (FB) @westernsciencecenter @findingapalachicola #archaeology #artifact #art #culture #history #science #design #heritage #usa #canada #instahistory #instagood #instapic #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #didyouknow
Previous studies innaccurately classified tobacco pipes by their clay color- red catlinite for precolonial pipes, yellow for Colono pipes, and white for English, ball clay pipes. Now we consider the influential relationships between Native Americans, African slaves and Colonists as the result of tobacco pipe variation. See tobacco pipes from @jrarchaeology @virtualcurationlab @lydiairis76 @uindyarchaeology @illinoisstatearchaeologicalsurvey (Facebook) #archaeology #artifact #art #culture #history #science #design #heritage #usa #canada #instahistory #instagood #instapic #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #didyouknow
Previous studies innaccurately classified tobacco pipes by their clay color- red catlinite for precolonial pipes, yellow for Colono pipes, and white for English, ball clay pipes. Now we consider the influential relationships between Native Americans, African slaves and Colonists as the result of tobacco pipe variation. See tobacco pipes from @jrarchaeology @virtualcurationlab @lydiairis76 @uindyarchaeology @illinoisstatearchaeologicalsurvey (Facebook) #archaeology #artifact #art #culture #history #science #design #heritage #usa #canada #instahistory #instagood #instapic #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #didyouknow
The term "trade bead" is used to indicate the distribution of a particular source material and/or manufacturing technique in both precolonial and colonial contexts. Precolonial trade beads are distinguished by shell species (i.e. Olivella, Busycon, Mercenaria), while colonial trade beads are classified by their glass color, decorative element (polychrome, striped) and method of production (wound, cut, tumbled). See trade beads from @uoA_Archaeology (Twitter) @jrarchaeology @_cjp_archaeology @uofcpubarky @etsu_archaeology #archaeology #artifact #art #culture #history #science #design #heritage #usa #canada #instahistory #instagood #instapic #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #didyouknow
The term "trade bead" is used to indicate the distribution of a particular source material and/or manufacturing technique in both precolonial and colonial contexts. Precolonial trade beads are distinguished by shell species (i.e. Olivella, Busycon, Mercenaria), while colonial trade beads are classified by their glass color, decorative element (polychrome, striped) and method of production (wound, cut, tumbled). See trade beads from @uoA_Archaeology (Twitter) @jrarchaeology @_cjp_archaeology @uofcpubarky @etsu_archaeology #archaeology #artifact #art #culture #history #science #design #heritage #usa #canada #instahistory #instagood #instapic #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #didyouknow
By the end of the 18th century, catalogs were advertising 19 forms of dishware to complete your dining room set. See examples from @faubourgarchaeology @alexandriaarchaeology @bostonarchaeo @nmsc_nps #archaeology #artifact #art #culture #history #science #design #heritage #usa #canada #instahistory #instagood #instapic #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #didyouknow
By the end of the 18th century, catalogs were advertising 19 forms of dishware to complete your dining room set. See examples from @faubourgarchaeology @alexandriaarchaeology @bostonarchaeo @nmsc_nps #archaeology #artifact #art #culture #history #science #design #heritage #usa #canada #instahistory #instagood #instapic #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #didyouknow
According to Kelly (1988), a biface's form and function are correlated to group mobility and proximity to raw materials. For example, bifaces as cores are indicative of groups with high mobility but no certainty of accessing raw materials in the future. Bifaces as tools were most like used by groups with low mobility, yet too distant from source materials. Finally, bifaces as by-products of knapping and flaking appear at settlements with both time and space to specialize in stone tool production. See biface variations from @museontarch @uwarchaeologylab @ara.heritage @desert_archaeology ---- #archaeology #artifact #art #culture #history #science #design #heritage #usa #canada #instahistory #instagood #instapic #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #didyouknow
According to Kelly (1988), a biface's form and function are correlated to group mobility and proximity to raw materials. For example, bifaces as cores are indicative of groups with high mobility but no certainty of accessing raw materials in the future. Bifaces as tools were most like used by groups with low mobility, yet too distant from source materials. Finally, bifaces as by-products of knapping and flaking appear at settlements with both time and space to specialize in stone tool production. See biface variations from @museontarch @uwarchaeologylab @ara.heritage @desert_archaeology ---- #archaeology #artifact #art #culture #history #science #design #heritage #usa #canada #instahistory #instagood #instapic #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #didyouknow