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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 123838, member: 55"]I don't really have an opinion as to native vs. non-native, but an expert in native stone might. </p><p>I did find a lot of interesting articles on what are commonly called "bannerstones" which is what this appears to be. If authentic, it is a type of artifact whose use is unknown.</p><p>Even the experts disagree, many thinking they are atlatl weights, others clubs or axes, or purely ceremonial. One interesting article pointed out that atlatl weights had no need for symmetry; and there were many easier attachment methods than drilling a hole through them. The author had taught himself to use primitive technology, and found that uses such as spinning fiber were more likely - as a spindle-weight.</p><p> <a href="http://www.thunderbirdatlatl.com/2007/11/08/bannerstones-and-how-they-relate-to-the-atlatl-2/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thunderbirdatlatl.com/2007/11/08/bannerstones-and-how-they-relate-to-the-atlatl-2/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #000080">http://www.thunderbirdatlatl.com/2007/11/08/bannerstones-and-how-they-relate-to-the-atlatl-2/</span></a> </p><p> A website with images and articles; one image looks very like the one seen in this thread, though of a different type of stone:</p><p><a href="http://www.bannerstones.com/p-bannerstones-from-the-terry-mcguire-and-ed-harvey-collections" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bannerstones.com/p-bannerstones-from-the-terry-mcguire-and-ed-harvey-collections" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #000080">http://www.bannerstones.com/p-bannerstones-from-the-terry-mcguire-and-ed-harvey-collections</span></a></p><p> Interesting....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 123838, member: 55"]I don't really have an opinion as to native vs. non-native, but an expert in native stone might. I did find a lot of interesting articles on what are commonly called "bannerstones" which is what this appears to be. If authentic, it is a type of artifact whose use is unknown. Even the experts disagree, many thinking they are atlatl weights, others clubs or axes, or purely ceremonial. One interesting article pointed out that atlatl weights had no need for symmetry; and there were many easier attachment methods than drilling a hole through them. The author had taught himself to use primitive technology, and found that uses such as spinning fiber were more likely - as a spindle-weight. [URL='http://www.thunderbirdatlatl.com/2007/11/08/bannerstones-and-how-they-relate-to-the-atlatl-2/'][COLOR=#000080]http://www.thunderbirdatlatl.com/2007/11/08/bannerstones-and-how-they-relate-to-the-atlatl-2/[/COLOR][/URL] A website with images and articles; one image looks very like the one seen in this thread, though of a different type of stone: [URL='http://www.bannerstones.com/p-bannerstones-from-the-terry-mcguire-and-ed-harvey-collections'][COLOR=#000080]http://www.bannerstones.com/p-bannerstones-from-the-terry-mcguire-and-ed-harvey-collections[/COLOR][/URL] Interesting....[/QUOTE]
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