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Offline Tracker0721

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Re: Prehistoric flaking tools found in burial at Nine Mile Canyon, Utah
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2015, 02:38:37 pm »
I know it's in the name of science but I hope in a few thousand years no person is digging up my grave just to check out my stuff.
May my presence go unnoticed, may my shot be true, may the blood trail be short. Amen.

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Re: Prehistoric flaking tools found in burial at Nine Mile Canyon, Utah
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2015, 03:31:50 pm »
Why not? I believe this is on a military installation now. Utah is full of 5, 9, 12 mile canyons. Too many to count. If I am thinking of the right place it is half way between Salt Lake and Nevada, in the West Deseret.
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Re: Prehistoric flaking tools found in burial at Nine Mile Canyon, Utah
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2015, 03:35:09 pm »
I suspect it is the one just east of Wellington.  With all the petroglyphs, it's a really cool place.  Josh

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Re: Prehistoric flaking tools found in burial at Nine Mile Canyon, Utah
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2015, 04:04:49 pm »
What pieces pictured are believed to be flaking tools?
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Re: Prehistoric flaking tools found in burial at Nine Mile Canyon, Utah
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2015, 04:20:44 pm »
What pieces pictured are believed to be flaking tools?

probably #7 & #8 from the left (top row).

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Re: Prehistoric flaking tools found in burial at Nine Mile Canyon, Utah
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2015, 11:41:28 pm »
Looks like an atlatl in there also

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Re: Prehistoric flaking tools found in burial at Nine Mile Canyon, Utah
« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2015, 02:16:53 am »
^^ yep.

i like how he bundled the 3-pack of spare foreshafts for his darts (two items on far right).

i think that swatch of leather on the end of the dart creates instrumental in-flight drag.

i'm also guessing those things on the bottom left are his knapping shoes. i like the insoles ;)