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Messed Up An Artifact.
JW_Halverson:
Well, start with an unbroken line of master flintknappers passing along lifetimes of experience to their apprentices, generation after generation for thousands of years. Now arrange to be one of those generations.
Frankly, I am amazed at the level of workmanship modern knappers have achieved considering how so many techniques had to be rediscovered.
Ahnlaashock:
The discussion on Paleoplanet, about the Solutrian issues, has a video linked by a man who makes a very compelling argument that Clovis was an East to West, Northeast to Southwest expansion. He is hard to argue with, at least for me.
I there are several papers linked also, where others try to tear his findings apart. Their words ring entirely hollow. Even I already know more about knapping than they do. That is not my point. My point is that these questions are still not answered, and anything that actually is diagnostic, would seem to still be of importance.
I found the preform last fall, and started looking. Then I found this one. It may sound strange, but I am like a kid in a candy store, or on Christmas morning. I wish I had found this interest at a much younger age. I believe I could get lost in the study, and stay there. Is this stuff addicting?
JW_Halverson:
I hear ya, brother. Youth is wasted on the young! I look back and realize almost 40 years of my life was spent poorly.
Ahnlaashock:
I can't say that. I had kids from 17 to 50, living at home. Not wasted, just on another mission.
I recovered a lot of the face, and a big piece off the top.
Now I am chomping at the bit to hit some fresh Burlington. The fresh I thought I had found, seems to be more limestone than chert.
To the person that asked if I thought the Natives would have left a good chunk, I live in flint knapper paradise. Every year, when I dig my garden, there is more thrown out. You would think it grows. Where this piece was found, if you turn in just about any direction, then walk ten feet, you have a new piece to examine.
JW_Halverson:
--- Quote from: Ahnlaashock on February 23, 2014, 12:23:02 pm --- Every year, when I dig my garden, there is more thrown out. You would think it grows. Where this piece was found, if you turn in just about any direction, then walk ten feet, you have a new piece to examine.
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Have I mentioned I hate you? >:(
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