Archive for February, 2009
Landscaping Reveals Clovis Cache
Posted on26. Feb, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
A routine landscaping job turns up a cache of 83 Clovis related artifacts. Approximately just 18″ below the surface lay a Paleoindian tool kit, undisturbed for 13,000 years. Undisturbed that is, until it was time for spring planting in Boulder, Colorado.
Patrick Mahaffey contacted Colorado University after a landscaping crew struck flint artifacts while working. [...]
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The Lost City of Z; Greatest Exploration Mystery of the 20th Century
Posted on24. Feb, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
The Amazon Jungle, the last great unexplored region on the map. It is the birthplace of El Dorado, ‘the gilded man’, where it was said a tribal chief would cover himself in gold dust blown from a hollow cane. This tale of gold excess lured Spanish conquistadors into the region and many to their [...]
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From Poop Throwing To Rocks?
Posted on20. Feb, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
OK, while not necessarily recent news, this Discovery News article did raise an eyebrow last year.
The article suggests that today’s “technologically advanced warfare may be traced back to primates throwing feces.” Think about it. Primates sling poop, sticks and rocks at intruders for defense or possibly anger. Could this be the roots of Stinger [...]
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Arrowheadology Exclusive: Shifting Sands Folsom Site
Posted on17. Feb, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Imagine being the first to discover a prolific Paleoindian site where no one else has ever collected. Sound good? What if this happened to be a single occupation site distinctly Folsom-Midland? Specifically, the site was utilized only by the Folsom-Midland people and is devoid of artifacts from any other culture. And,…you are the only one [...]
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Largest arrowhead ever photographed!
Posted on15. Feb, 2009 by Big Ed.
Sometimes you just see a picture that just makes you smile. Or, at least it makes you smirk. Taken in San Bernardino, California, this is certainly one of those pictures. The dimensions and materials used in crafting this particular “arrowhead” make it singularly unique. And fun! 
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Flashback: The Lost World of Range Creek
Posted on13. Feb, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
The world’s greatest open-air museum kept a secret for 50 years.
Imagine discovering a prolific ancient site that has never before been seen by ‘western’ eyes. A site that lay undisturbed for the past 700-1000 years. Arrowheads, pottery sherds, and beads remain in place from where they were last touched. Rock art unmarred by [...]
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We’ve launched!
Posted on11. Feb, 2009 by Big Ed.
Arrowheadology.com is live! After months of planning and listening to feedback from the artifact community, we are very proud to launch the site today! But, enough about all of that. It’s time to learn, contribute and share in the wonder of ancient artifacts and early man!
Some things you’ll want to check-out:
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Neanderthals Threw Underhanded!
Posted on07. Feb, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Hence their demise….
Seriously, it’s sports medicine we owe credit to for shedding shed light on ancient projectile technology. Apparently ancient humans threw overhanded while Neanderthals did not. The sample size is admittedly small however the implications are profound. Biological anthropologist Jill Rhodes and Steven E. Churchill of Duke University recently published their findings in the Journal of Human Evolution.
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Calf Creek Embedded in Bison Skull
Posted on07. Feb, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Much discussion and speculation has centered around how Andice (and Calf Creek Culture ) points were utilized; more specifically, were they knives or projectiles?
A diagnostic trait of the group (Calf Creek, Bell, Andice) is the unusually deep basal nothing which resulted in long drooping barbs or ‘ears’ and a long, slender stem. While these deep [...]
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