Great article, Jack. Thanks for posting it.
It puts things in context very well. Besides for the guys that are out
there purposely trying to deceive people, it is important for even the
amateur, just interested in learning the primitive technologies, to understand
how easy it is for their "experiments" to become part of, or mess with, the
archaeological record. It is a huge problem, even if unintentional.
How many people post pics on this site of artifacts that were in Grandpas
collection and have no idea where it came from? It's been in Grandpas' collection
so it MUST be real.
I remember the Woody Blackwell/Jeb Taylor controversy. There were letters back and
forth between the two published in different artifact magazines at the time.
I also remember that it used to be sacrilege for knappers to sign or mark their
modern made points. I am impressed by how many routinely mark their work today.
But the damage has been done and continues to be done. It's all part of
archaeology today.
There's just nothing better than going for a walk and finding your own.
Joe
It puts things in context very well. Besides for the guys that are out
there purposely trying to deceive people, it is important for even the
amateur, just interested in learning the primitive technologies, to understand
how easy it is for their "experiments" to become part of, or mess with, the
archaeological record. It is a huge problem, even if unintentional.
How many people post pics on this site of artifacts that were in Grandpas
collection and have no idea where it came from? It's been in Grandpas' collection
so it MUST be real.
I remember the Woody Blackwell/Jeb Taylor controversy. There were letters back and
forth between the two published in different artifact magazines at the time.
I also remember that it used to be sacrilege for knappers to sign or mark their
modern made points. I am impressed by how many routinely mark their work today.
But the damage has been done and continues to be done. It's all part of
archaeology today.
There's just nothing better than going for a walk and finding your own.
Joe
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