tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post6418139801960181009..comments2024-03-18T11:38:13.384-02:30Comments on Elfshot: Maritime Archaic MorningTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11473674521424237610noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-74004097767523243972010-10-28T15:10:55.880-02:302010-10-28T15:10:55.880-02:30Steve, can you remember a specific ethnographic ex...Steve, can you remember a specific ethnographic example?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-68526190888387619362010-10-28T10:36:56.576-02:302010-10-28T10:36:56.576-02:30I've heard of ethnographic examples of ice dig...I've heard of ethnographic examples of ice digging with stone tools.<br />Thanks Scott fro the suggestion to speak with Mike, I'll try that route.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363108273569776527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-21418659397171682002010-10-27T19:55:56.550-02:302010-10-27T19:55:56.550-02:30I haven't heard about ice digging with ground ...I haven't heard about ice digging with ground stone tools before. That's an interesting notion - they'd certainly work in that capacity. I know I've used metal axes and hatchets to chop through ice in the winter, even though they are designed to be woodworking tools. <br /><br />To my knowledge no one has examined the usewear on the Bird Cove ground stone tools, other than to note that the bit ends are pretty banged up. I had a conversation with Bruce Bourque about MAI woodworking in the spring - I think he may be looking at gouges, etc in some detail. I'm not sure though.<br /><br />Without direct evidence for dugout boats, I think you are right to be skeptical, but there could be lots of other woodworking projects where axes, adzes, and gouges could be used.<br /><br />At Bird Cove, I believe the faunal remains from the Big Droke site point to a warm season occupation, so digging through ice was probably not a big concern. There was lots of wood handy, though.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473674521424237610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-51455032937654414312010-10-27T19:24:14.476-02:302010-10-27T19:24:14.476-02:30I think Mike Deal could point you towards some pap...I think Mike Deal could point you towards some papers on heat treating, I am pretty sure he has encountered some of this in NS. I am not certain yet if we have evidence of it up here or not, but we did find a fair bit of good sized quartzite in hearths this summer, I just need to take a closer look when I draw out all my site plots. <br /><br />Has anyone looked at the useware on the "wood working tools" from these sites, or others that you know of? I am very intereted in this. Some Innu people have suggested that these groundstone specimens are for digging through ice rather than wood working. In Labrador this is a very intersting suggestion because I am very skeptical of the idea that the LAI and MAI were using dug out boats up here. <br /><br />The notches are bigger, but that white point reminds me of the "groswatery" one from FjCa-51 this summer. <br /><br />Looking forward to reading the article; and the "L" shaped scale is very nice!<br /><br />Scott NAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-13295825031876475002010-10-27T15:36:01.116-02:302010-10-27T15:36:01.116-02:30Nice Tim. The pictures look really good, except t...Nice Tim. The pictures look really good, except the first one of the short haired Yeti. Where did he come from?<br />You can put copies of the shots in my dropbox account if you don't mind. And if someone wants to share a good article on heattreating chert I'd love to hear about it. Heat treating is an unusual activity for NL.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363108273569776527noreply@blogger.com