The Man-in-the-Moon bead

Published August 22, 2016 at 1000 × 895 in How this rare Luzerne County bead blends history with technology

In the 1980s, archaeologists recovered this glass bead from the Gould Island site in Luzerne County, Pa. Though rare, Man-In-The-Moon beads have been found in other parts of eastern North America and likely spread across the nation through the French trade.

In the 1980s, archaeologists recovered this glass bead from the Gould Island site in Luzerne County, Pa. Though rare, Man-In-The-Moon beads have been found in other parts of eastern North America and likely spread across the nation through the French trade.

In the 1980s, archaeologists recovered this glass bead from the Gould Island site in Luzerne County, Pa. Though rare, Man-In-The-Moon beads have been found in other parts of eastern North America and likely spread across the nation through the French trade.