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Paleo flint sources, New York State
sonofgaia:
lake champlain has normanskill on several portions of its banks. north-western and northern new york and through new england along the canadian border has onandaga. the catskill -hudson region has normanskill. lower new york on the ct border has eopus. normanskill is the best knapping material there is. supposed to be 99 percent pure fint. always harvest rock yourself and spall it at the location . the problem with the stuff is it is loaded with fractures. ive broken it open to find it completely made up of 1/8th " tiny blocks, totally useless. there is also rhyolite in new hampshire. but its very difficult to obtain as most areas are protected sites. also crystal quarts is available in parts of new england mainly southern portions. most of this needs to be mined from exposed vanes in cliff walls. it was a highly prized knapping material in new england hence the crystal room at the mohegan sun casino.
stickbender:
Ok, forget the " Ayeups ", and just stare at non locals as they go by......That way they will think, could've been born here, but moved away......Yeah, I know they don't use that in Mass. My Girlfriend is from Fall River. They haven't any " R's " up there. So when they get one they haven't got a clue where to put it. So when my Girlfriend says something that I can't understand, I either put an " R " in ,or take one out. Yeah, sometimes she just doesn't talk so too pretty good, like me. I try to teach her, but she just can't get the hang of it. " No Dear, it's pronounced Dawg! D A W G , Dawg." And there is no " R " in saw. And it is a " Pawn shop, not Porn shop. " It's like a whole different language up theya. Crap, now I'm doin it! Oh well at any rate, good hunting, and I'm sure we are all awaiting the next installment in the " Adventures of ......" The Outsider ", and mystery of the Soapstone, and the monster that guards it, and the town that knows how to keep a secret......
Wayne
sonofgaia:
wanted to add one more note. you dont need knappable stone to put an animal down. long before flint was traded the people were still eating. bone points and ground basalt points are very effective. a pointed stick will also do the trick
Dane:
Sonofgaia, thanks for the great info. Doesn't mean, however, that I am less confused about stone sources in New England. :)
Okay, Wayne, I will continue the saga of the missing quarry as soon as I go back. If you find me stuffed in the little museum as a new display, don't say I didn't warn you the place is strange. :) Lovecraft would have loved Grafton.
Dane
PS New Englanders do have a different way of talking, wicked thick accents, ayup, ayup.
Hillbilly:
Cthulhu fhtagn!!! R'lyeh!! Iä, Shub-Niggurath! The black goat of the woods with a thousand young!!! ;D
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