Albemarle Tradewinds July 2020 Web Final
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The<br />
Outer<br />
Banks<br />
Wave<br />
It's not just another wave,<br />
it's an experience.<br />
FRISCO NATIVE AMERICAN MUSEUM - Pottery Shards at the Frisco Native American Museum<br />
If you drop a cup that breaks into a dozen pieces, it is most<br />
likely you will toss it into the trash. Imagine an archeologist<br />
uncovering those pieces in the distant future and using them to<br />
help piece together a picture of what life may have been like for<br />
the person who broke it.<br />
Like a puzzle, pieces of pottery (called shards) can actually<br />
be very helpful in unraveling the mysteries of earlier civilizations.<br />
Containers, even those made from simple products,<br />
were used by almost every culture. They were also used by all<br />
levels of society, rich to poor. Because fired clay changes very<br />
little over time, experts can learn much from the materials the<br />
potter used, the techniques for preparation, shape, and exterior<br />
designs. That information provides clues about the time period<br />
when the container was created, location, and the people who<br />
created the item. It even provides some insight into diet and<br />
cooking methods. Those clues are also helpful in detecting<br />
shared behaviors with other groups, giving us insight into<br />
trading and cultural exchanges. All that information from bits of<br />
pottery!<br />
Examples of early pottery can be found throughout the Frisco<br />
Native American Museum, but one of the most popular exhibits<br />
is one that displays pottery shards found on Hatteras Island.<br />
It is possible to see tiny grains of sand and seashell in some<br />
pieces, and designs range from impressions archeologists<br />
conclude were made from rope to pitted designs from a pointed<br />
object and impressions from natural items. Each piece provides<br />
a tiny window to the past.<br />
The Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center<br />
is located on Hatteras Island and is currently closed due<br />
to COVID-19 regulations. For more information, call 252-995-<br />
4440 or visit the museum website at www.nativeamericanmusuem.org.<br />
Read More at:<br />
outerbankswave.com<br />
by: Joyce Bornfriend<br />
The Frisco Native American Museum & Natural<br />
History Center is located on Hatteras Island and is<br />
open Tuesday–Sunday from 10:30 AM 5:00 PM.<br />
For more information, call 252-995-4440 or visit<br />
www.nativeamericanmusuem.org<br />
“Selfish— a judgment readily passed by<br />
those who have never tested their own<br />
power of sacrifice.”<br />
― George Eliot<br />
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<strong>Albemarle</strong> <strong>Tradewinds</strong><br />
is located in more than<br />
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and Chesapeake?<br />
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