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Charlie Hatchett
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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 7:36 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | Thanks Charlie. If you think those artifacts are valuable, you should see the good stuff! |
Well...I'm waiting...tick, tock, tick, tock...
You big tease! _________________ Charlie Hatchett
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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:35 am Post subject: |
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I don't want to step on anybody's blue suede shoes or cramp their style but could you resize some of the photos down a bit. They take forever to load on dialup which some of us here in the outlands are forced to use. This generally happens when you download directly from your digital camera. I know the last one I put up here was a monster that took up the entire screen and took days to load. Don't get me wrong: keep 'em coming. Just serve slightly smaller portions if you can. _________________ David Campbell
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Charlie Hatchett
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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Manix Lithic Industry artifacts collected from desert pavements on the surface of the Yermo Fan. D. Griffin photo
Manix Lithic Industry artifacts collected from desert pavements on the surface of the Yermo Fan. D. Griffin photo
Picks or ovate bifaces representative of the Lake Manix Lithic Industry, which has an estimated age of more than 18,000 years. Centimeter scales. The two examples at the right are casts of the originals. D. Griffin photos
Typical artifacts of the Lake Manix Lithic Industry, which has an estimated age of 18,000 years or more. Centimeter scales. The object at the right resembles a classic handaxe, while that at the left has been flaked to sharp edges at the proximal margin (bottom), with a pick-like point at the distal end D. Griffin photos _________________ Charlie Hatchett
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Charlie Hatchett
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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Identical to Paleolithic picks and handaxes, collected from Calico site excavations. For larger views showing details see preceding section on the Calico Lithic Industry. Typologies clearly evident. Some butts blunt, others are edged. Lengths from 10 to 20 cm. T. Oberlander photo
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The reverse side of the skreblo-like convex scraper, showing flaking to create a crescentic working edge (top). D. Griffin photo
Chalcedony blade with a narrow ventral bulb scar (at right) and a high dorsal arete (at left), bifacially retouched along margins, and unifacially flaked at the distal end, with use-wear evident. Appears to have been used as both a cutting tool and an end scraper. Recovered from Trench 1 at a depth of 1.88 m (74 inches). D. Griffin photos
A 3-cm flake modified into a reamer or boring tool, from a depth of 6.83 m in Calico Master Pit I. Coated with powdered aluminum to accentuate morphology. Left image (ventral) shows flake bulb; right image (dorsal) shows edge retouch. D. Griffin photos _________________ Charlie Hatchett
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Charlie Hatchett
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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Pat wrote: | Quote: | I'm gonna post some of Pat's Lake Manix artifacts. I'll let Pat comment on each |
The site I am visiting is five miles east of the Calico, California Early Man Site and is situated on the shoreline of a large ancient lake that catastrophically drained at 16,000bce. These artifacts were recovered at an elevation about 20 meters above the shoreline on a hillside and, according to Fred Budinger (Calico archaeologist) are classified as typical Lake Manix surface lithics with an age of 18-20,000 years bp or older:
Artifact 1:
This is a sharp, curved blade used for cutting, scoring and carving a surface. It resembles an animal's claw and would be just as deadly if used as such.
Artifact 2:
This item is a multi-use tool with potential use as a scraper, a drilling point, a knife, and a shaft-straightener all in one. It is easier to tell in person that the rounded portion for shaft straightening was scoured for such use. Pretty much an ancient version of a Swiss army knife.
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Charlie Hatchett
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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Pat wrote: | The following Lake Manix tools were recovered recently near the shoreline, now dry:
Artifact #3:
This is a small (3 inch long) cutter that someone spent a considerable amount of time removing flakes from one side in order to form it.
Artifact #4:
This item is a scraper that was formed from petrified palm. It is unusual due to the maker's selection of material.
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