GORGET: (pronounced gor´-jet) A large flat artifact, possibly at times an [insigne], of [stone], shell, copper or bone worn on the chest.
GRAVE GOODS: The [jewelry], [insignia], weapons or implements of a dead tribesman together with offerings that may have been placed in his grave by friends or relatives, including vessels containing food and water. Also called beigaben, funeral offerings, grave furniture, etc.
GRINDING: The process by which a [stone], bone, shell or metal artifact was shaped by rubbing with sand and water or against a piece of sandstone (abrader).
GRINDING STONE: A large flat or slightly hollowed [stone] on which seeds, berries, or nuts were crushed or ground by a smaller hand stone (muller or pestle).
GUARDIAN SPIRIT: Among primitive peoples, a being from the invisible spirit world who appeared to a person in a dream and was believed to serve the dreamer thereafter as his personal protector.
HAMLET: The name used in this paper for local settlements of [Archaic] and Initial [Woodland] sites. They probably had populations of less than one hundred persons.
HAMMERSTONE: A [stone] hammer. Any native or modified cobblestone used as a hammer.
HATCHET: A ground [stone] or copper [celt] head. [Tomahawk] or hafted hatchet.
HOUSEHOLD: A man, his wife, and children, married and unmarried together with slaves and others, if any, who customarily in their [culture] live under one shelter or roof.
INDIRECT PERCUSSION: The use of a punch with a hammer, especially in the chipping of [stone].