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Missouri man reels in ancient fish hook

Submitted by coldrum on Monday, 08 January 2007  Page Views: 1047

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A man hunting for American Indian artifacts with his sons along a gravel bar on the Missouri River (USA) has uncovered an ancient fishhook that is making collectors envious. The hook is made of bone and covers his entire palm, making it much larger than most bone hooks.

Joe Harl, of the Archaeological Research Center of St. Louis, said the size of the hook suggests the fisherman who used it was after a larger fish.
Because bone matter deteriorates rapidly, bone artifacts typically have to be buried deep enough in the ground to be preserved. And they are usually found during archaeological digs, said Bill Iseminger, assistant site manager at Cahokia Mounds State Historical Site in Illinois.
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