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swamp monkey:
I pulled out some three ridge mussel shells that have been collected over time. In Missouri it is permissible to collect five mussels per day with a fishing permit, so long as the mussel is not protected.
First shot below is the mussels with a template drawn on them.
Next is the blanks cut out and the resulting debitage.
Final image is the blanks alone.
My next step over the Christmas/New Year break is to weigh each blank, and measure thickness. I cut out 15 in hopes of getting 8 good ones. I will grind and sand them into shape. Once I have them all shaped and drilled, then I will compare them to the artifact's measurements and mass. Some time after that I hope to do the same process over with a marine shell. My hope is to see how they compare to learn more about the originals.
I will keep you posted.
Onebowonder:
This is a kewl project sir! Looking forward to seeing the final/finished product.
OneBow
swamp monkey:
I found out today there was a seventh example of one of these segmented shell atlatl weights found at Indian Knoll. It also had 8 segments. Of these seven examples they either have 11 or 8 segments. interesting.
JackCrafty:
Hmmm... you can use the 8-segmented weight (for hunting) beginning in August and the 11-segmented weight beginning in November? ;D ;D
swamp monkey:
--- Quote from: jackcrafty on January 08, 2015, 12:29:44 pm ---Hmmm... you can use the 8-segmented weight (for hunting) beginning in August and the 11-segmented weight beginning in November? ;D ;D
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chuckling aloud. . . ;D :D ;) :)
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