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Figure 8. Artifacts discovered in the mining of the midden included "... charcoal, bones of fish and animals, and of the human frame; stone hatchets, chisels, and deep sea sinkers; bone stilettos, and tools of art and the chase; pottery, sometimes ornamented; and even lumps of clay ...) (Jackson, 1839). Photo of postcard in Damariscotta River Association collection.


Last updated on April 7, 2011