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Offline iowabow

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Re: Archeology Day at Monmouth College
« Reply #15 on: May 02, 2012, 04:23:02 pm »
We moved indoors to the archeology lab and continued with the halving of a point with the glue we made outdoors. I showed them how to center a point by spinning the shaft. I processed sinew and chewed for effect (and it worked) wrapped the point. I demonstrated how to reduce a arrow stave with a nice sized blade of flint.









This one is my favorite!!!


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« Reply #16 on: May 02, 2012, 04:27:36 pm »
We talked about the geological record in the state. We covered Brain (wow that was a shock to them) and vegetable tanning, they want to knap so I passed out the tools that I made for the event and they all stated hitting stone.



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« Reply #17 on: May 02, 2012, 04:29:44 pm »
Toward the end I did a pressure flaking demo. I was very happy with this demo because it demosrated very well what I have been working on lately.



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« Reply #18 on: May 02, 2012, 04:31:34 pm »
We also talked about flax and milkweed fibers and deer hide bow strings. And that was it!!!!!!!!
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Re: Archeology Day at Monmouth College
« Reply #19 on: May 02, 2012, 05:43:15 pm »
Wow, that's really cool.  I wish my college would have had something like that.
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« Reply #20 on: May 02, 2012, 05:55:24 pm »
Great demos and pics, John! Glad to see kids from that generation are interested in the primitive arts. Way to pass it on!!
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« Reply #21 on: May 02, 2012, 11:31:29 pm »
Woohoo, everything but Fire Dancers!

Great work, John, thanks for passing on the knowledge.
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: Archeology Day at Monmouth College
« Reply #22 on: May 02, 2012, 11:35:58 pm »
That is great John. But next time, give us some advance notice so we can drop ship JW to help you. >:D
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Offline JW_Halverson

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« Reply #23 on: May 02, 2012, 11:37:47 pm »
Why you wanna drop kick me Bevan?  Why, I have a good mind to ring your doorbell and run!
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Offline Bevan R.

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« Reply #24 on: May 02, 2012, 11:51:28 pm »
You notice I said ship!! not Kick! And reing my doorbell anytime. 8)
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Re: Archeology Day at Monmouth College
« Reply #25 on: May 04, 2012, 02:42:40 pm »
Looks like a good time John! Glad it went so well despite the weather. Looks like those students were really getting into it..
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Re: Archeology Day at Monmouth College
« Reply #26 on: May 05, 2012, 11:20:44 pm »
Looks like a great time :D
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Re: Archeology Day at Monmouth College
« Reply #27 on: May 06, 2012, 12:50:55 am »
That's really awesome John.. When I was in college I sure wish someone had put on a demonstration like that. Way to "enlighten" the young folk.

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Re: Archeology Day at Monmouth College
« Reply #28 on: May 06, 2012, 01:13:26 am »

     John, that is excellent! I am glad that the college let you do that, what with those pointy "weapons", and all!  Why what violence are you trying to teach?! :o  Glad to see the students interested, hopefully, you will have "addicted" a few of them. ;)  JW, be careful, Bevan is too eager for you to ring his door bell!  Probably has a pin in the middle of it, or hooked up to an outlet! :o ;D

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