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I have a mystery artifact: iron, 13.5" long, bent up on one end, the hooked end is square in cross-section, tapered end is more rounded; found in a newly plowed garden plot in Mackinaw City, a little over a mile from Michilimackinac, only known historic use is pasture, a clasp knife blade and a hollow artillery shell (both compare favorably to Michilimackinac finds) were found close by

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Any suggestions much appreciated

Lynn

Lynn L.M. Evans, Ph.D.
Curator of Archaeology
Mackinac State Historic Parks
P.O. Box 873
Mackinaw City, MI  49701
231-436-4100
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