These Munkers Creek Axes were collected from the Foltz site, an archeological site in Wabaunsee County with multiple occupations from the Archaic to the Middle Ceramic periods. They were donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2018. Munkers Creek axes were used for felling trees, woodworking and modifying bone. During this time in the Archaic period most of North America was in a prolonged drought so severe that some archeologists thought people left the Plains. Munkers Creek artifacts show that people stayed, but they had to adapt by using many different types of animals and plants for food in a less productive environment.
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Munkers Creek Artifacts from the Foltz Site, 14WB386 - 2