This plate from Whittlesey's 1871 book shows relics found in mounds in northern Ohio, including Cleveland. The section of a call or whistle (right), found in the Sawtell Avenue mound off Woodland Avenue, was made from a piece of iron ore. As Whittlesey wrote, "Such whistles, flutes or calls, as they are variously named; are common in the Ohio mounds. Some of them are flattened at the upper end like a bark whistle, and some have holes at the side like a flute." Other items shown on the plate include a flint arrow point (top) from Northfield and a spindle stone (left) from Kelley's Island. Spindle stones was used as a foot for a single for making cloth. | Source: Charles Whittlesey, Ancient Earth Forts of the Cuyahoga Valley, Ohio (Cleveland: Fairbanks, Benedict & Co., 1871)Download Original File
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Charles Whittlesey, Ancient Earth Forts of the Cuyahoga Valley, Ohio (Cleveland: Fairbanks, Benedict & Co., 1871)
