I know many of you here have already passed through the learning curve that I’m currently in. The main problem I’m having is contradictory information. I normally use projectile points as my holy grail for typing points but while reading archeological reports from state archeologists the info is very different. I will say the reports are 10 and 15 years old and this could make a difference. ONE example, Two merom points typed by a team of archeologists. One point very much inline with projectile points but the other has a ground base and a very concave base on it. It doesn’t look anything like what I would consider to be a merom point. Very frustrating when trying to learn my local points. Just wanted to vent and any suggestions from those who have been there and done that are welcome. Thanks .
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Professionals offer opinions. It does mot make them right. A couple of anthropologists in CT went and looked at a perceived stone mortar in a very large rock. one called it ancient the other said historic. Both of them very highly respected by me and the people of Connecticut both studied for a life time. However their opinions differed. I went with more modern because I had returned to the area and had discovered a quarry 100 yards away where they had quarried stone to build a dam nearby. Probably a working quarry in the early 1900's . I also found iron rods driven into the rock about 25 feet away from the carved stone mortar bowls. I do not know if I still have pics of it . It just always struck me that they both just gave an opinion based on years of study and observations and neither agreed with the other on this feature.TN formerly CT Visit our store http://stores.arrowheads.com/store.p...m-Trading-Post
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Hoss, I totally agree with you on that . I’m very appreciative of both archeologists and PPs knowing we would all be in a world of hurt without this knowledge but I think differences in option certainly exist. I will continue my studies and when something looks fishy I will make a note of it and move on...I must remember to enjoy the journey. Thanks!
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Mammals: have hair and produce milk
coconuts: have hair and produce milk
is a coconut a mammal?
Thus we discover the flaws in morphological phylogeny.Stagger Lee/ SE Missouri
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You can say that again... I’m really starting to see the need for all the Archeological programs to get TOGETHER. It seems to me they stay focused on local content and I’m sure this has a lot to do with where the money is coming from...Just have to remember these studies are still in there infancy in my opinion..
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Yes, american archaeology is still very young.
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