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Adaptation and Resistance: Indigenous History of the Pejepscot RegionNotes
Abenaki people developed many technologies to harvest the animals represented by the bones in this collection. Among other technologies, they utilized drag snares and corrals to capture deer; darts and decoys to hunt waterfowl; and spears and harpoons with detachable heads to harvest seals and fish.
Bones from a variety of animals, including two fish vertebrae, a fish jaw, a beaver tooth, the bone core of a deer hoof, two deer bones, bird bones, two seal ear bones, and a seal jaw fragment. These items were found in a midden (Indigenous refuse heap) at Potts Point in Harpswell, Maine.