Hi Y'all, I'm new to the site, came over from Arrowheadology. Here's some recent work, some nice GA Agate from Dave Swetmon.
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Nice to see you over here I have a rock saw I got from Dave, good person. Do you go to the North Ga Knap-in?South East Ga. Twin City
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Howdy, I'm in Central Texas; I see Dave annually at Flint Ridge, and have known him for years from his travels to Texas to collect rock. A great guy, indeed; he gave me good advise when I was in the market for a saw, and it worked out very well. He always travels with great quality rock. Thanks for the note.
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Welcome aboard....I saw the name and the Georgia lithics and started wondering if you were one of the people involved in the study of the maya connection to Georgia...then you said you were in Texas, so maybe ??Wandering wherever I can, mostly in Eastern Arkansas, always looking down.
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Hi Jethro, I have been an avocational student of Maya culture and related archeology since the 80's, travelled extensively in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, and participated in several archeological projects there. I am not aware of any solid evidence that the Ancient Maya established colonies along the upper Gulf Coast or Georgia. I seem to remember that Maya or Olmec-style artifacts may have been found there, but those my have been trade items - I'm a bit fuzzy on those details. Thanks for the note.
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There was some sort of theory that the majority of blue pigment they used for their sacrifices was imported from Georgia, even going so far as to link it through isotope identification. I don’t know if it’s wishful thinking or just a bunch of hooey, or if there’s something to it. They said that at the bottom of one of the Cenotes there was a layer of the blue clay/pigment mixed with human bones nearly 5 meters thick. They said the amount of pigment it would take to create a layer that large did not exist anywhere in Central America, and apparently there is a site somewhere in the Chaatahoochie national Forrest that has been found but deemed off limits by the parks service people. I just find all the “what if” stuff fascinating.
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