Ancient Toy War Club from Qwu?gwes Wet Site, Olympia, Washington, U.S.A.

23. Jan, 2013 4 Comments

A unique artifact identified as a “Toy War Club” was recovered at Qwu?gwes  and appears to reflect an example of children’s cultural material at the site–please review this find and let us know of any other finds similar to this? 

This artifact was one of the few composite artifacts, combining stone and fiber, found at Qwu?gwes.  It was constructed by attaching a stone pebble head to a red cedar split wood handle using cherry bark strips as the binding material.  Although this artifact was small, the discovery of a toy used in play by a child on the beach 600 years ago is a truly spectacular and very human find. For full report:  Toy War Club

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4 Responses to “Ancient Toy War Club from Qwu?gwes Wet Site, Olympia, Washington, U.S.A.”

  1. Richard Brunning 31. Jan, 2013 at 8:09 pm

    There is a possible toy wooden axe found beside the Neolithic Sweet Track (3806-3800 BC)in Somerset.
    Not as nicely made as this club though.

  2. Alan Hoover 01. Feb, 2013 at 6:55 pm

    Are there good photos of toy canoes from NwC wet sites?

  3. dcroes 06. Feb, 2013 at 12:38 am

    Alan: Hope you are doing well! Yes, the Ozette wet site had some toy canoes. I will try to post some pictures of one for you soon. Dale

  4. Gene Woodwick 14. Mar, 2013 at 2:21 am

    Dale–I was just on a trip down John’s River with Brian Atwater. Since the subsistence of the land extended to the Olympia from the coast,was this site impacted by the 1700 inundation? Is there a correlation between such sites and Atwater’s studies? It was nice to see the toy club again. thanks.