Glacial Kame is a widespread of the northern late archaic cultural manifestations. Cemeteries were customarily made in sand and gravel ridges formed by
glacial outwash called "
kames". Not all human burials in a kame are necessarily from the same time period, those which reflect similar methods and are associated with similar materials are related to some degree. • Glacial Kame cemeteries contain from only a few to several dozen burials. The tightly flexed human remains, usually singly but sometimes paired, were placed in circular pits barely large enough to permit placement of the body. • If a stratum of hard
silt overlay the more easily removed sands and gravels, only the narrowest possible
disturbance was created through the former. • Males and females representing all age groups were placed in these cemeteries. • Powdered
ochre, contains
iron oxides and ranges in color from bright yellow to a rich orange-red. • Large drilled sandal-sole-shaped and circular gorgets were cut from wall sections of marine molluscans. • A distinctive artifact is the so-called "
birdstone." Commonly carved from slate, it has a profile resembling the head, body, and tail of a stylized bird. • A symbolic spear-thrower weight comparable to that of the bannerstone. There is no clear associations to confirm this idea. • Other artifacts include copper and shell beads, some made from the
columella of marine shells, long bone pins, and bone awls. ==Ceramics==