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These two flywheels or spindle whorls were recovered from the Leary Site and donated to the Kansas Historical Society. The artifacts were likely used for spinning yarn or to help in drilling holes. They were made from broken pottery sherds and reshaped and repurposed for a new function. The Leary site was a large Oneota village that likely was periodically occupied by other groups. The site straddles the state line between Kansas and Nebraska, with a large portion on the Richardson County, Nebraska side and a smaller portion on the Brown County, Kansas side. The site was primarily occupied during the Late Prehistoric period, with a few radiocarbon dates suggesting 1194 to 1477 CE.
Date: 1194-1477 CE
Item Number: 315401
Call Number: 25RH1 1981.B.177, 1981.B.275
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 315401
Collections - Archeology
Home and Family - Daily life - Household equipment
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Ceramic
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Vessel
People - American Indians
People - American Indians - Prehistoric Cultures - Oneota
Places - Counties - Brown
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE - Late Ceramic, 1500 - 1820 CE
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE - Middle Ceramic, 1000 - 1500 CE
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