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archeaids, 17 days ago to Cats

Cats have their own laws of physics. #cats

archeaids, 1 month ago to Cats

The boys were zonked last night while I played Star Wars Battlefront II. Not even a screaming Wookie could disturb them. #cats

archeaids, 1 month ago to Archaeology

Things are popping around here!

No, really. Be sure to use protective eyewear when #flintknapping or doing other #archaeology experiments. If you flintknap a whole lot, wear a mask to minimize silica dust inhalation (silicosis disease). #Safety

archeaids, 1 month ago to random

Unknown fossil, possibly Carboniferous period plant portion. #FossilFriday #fossils

archeaids, 1 month ago to Archaeology

As in this case, some yellow & red jasper can be extremely hard & difficult to #flintknap. The hardness means it makes great, long-lasting flake tools & drills. #Archaeology

archeaids, 1 month ago to random

I didn't know rolly polly bugs (aka pill bugs; Isopoda family) could climb bushes. #bugs

archeaids, 1 month ago to random

A thin piece of Oligocene silicified wood from west-central Louisiana. The magnified view looks like an abstract painting. #FossilFriday #fossils

archeaids, 1 month ago to Archaeology

Awaiting inspiration: L>R) Catahoula quartzitic sandstone (west-central Louisiana), multi-colored novaculite (Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas), & Tallahatta "quartzite" silicified sandstone (east-central Mississippi). #Archaeology #rocks #flintknapping

archeaids, 1 month ago to Archaeology

United States railroad date nails ranging from 1921 to 1950. Date nails were used on utility poles & railroad crossties (not every crosstie) from about 1900 into the 1970s. They have an embossed 2-digit year designation (e.g. "41" = 1941). #archaeology #antiques #History

archeaids, 1 month ago to random

Oligocene silicified wood from west-central Louisiana. One side (right) exhibits the warped grain of a branch attachment knot. #FossilFriday #Fossils

archeaids, 1 month ago to Archaeology

Left) Opal-CT lithic material from a thin (10-15 cm) ledge of rock uncovered at Fort Johnson, Vernon Parish, LA. It is possibly Fleming opal. Right) Banded Alibates flint from the Texas Panhandle. #Archaeology #geology

archeaids, 2 months ago to Archaeology

The box contains different colors of slag glass & obsidian. #flintknapping #archaeology

archeaids, 2 months ago to Archaeology

A decidedly eclectic assortment of lithics, fossils & 1 ceramic. 2/ #Archaeology #Geology #FossilFriday #Packrat

archeaids, 2 months ago to Archaeology

Ann says we have a lot of boxes of "rocks".

Hmm...Let's take one & see what is in it.

It's time for WHAT'S IN THAT BOX?

1/ #archaeology #geology #packrat #Flintknapping #FossilFriday

archeaids, 2 months ago to Archaeology

A few of the larger dark blue-gray novaculite flakes that I haven't used yet that can be made into points, etc. US quarter for scale. #archaeology #flintknapping

archeaids, 2 months ago to Archaeology

I broke my big quartzite hammerstone from eastern Maryland on the novaculite core! #archaeology #flintknapping

archeaids, 2 months ago to random

Oligocene silicified wood, west-central Louisiana. #FossilFriday #Fossils

archeaids, 2 months ago to Archaeology

Blade flakes anybody?

Somebody once told me you can't use an antler billet to detach blade flakes, so I proceeded to remove 10 lamellar blades from a chert core.

I'm sorry, what were you saying? #flintknapping #archaeology

Same flake core with 3 additional blade flakes removed.

archeaids, 2 months ago to AncientHistory

A modern corner-notched point made from Tallahatta silicified sandstone. #archeology

archeaids, 2 months ago to random

We have a mystery! I found a complete set of 25 year old unfired Greek alphabet clay tiles in the old shed.

I said, "Must have been Connie."

Ann messages Connie.

Connie, "Doesn't sound familar."

Me, "Elaine!"

Ann, "Elaine wasn't interested in pottery."

Hmm...who?

archeaids, 3 months ago to Archaeology

Within the blue line is the use-wear on the silicified wood, most likely from use as a nutting stone. The pits could be from use as an anvil during bipolar lithic reduction or cracking foraged nuts. Or perhaps bones for the marrow? 3/ #FossilFriday #Archaeology

archeaids, 3 months ago to random

Oligocene silicified wood from west-central Louisiana. #Fossils #FossilFriday

archeaids, 3 months ago to random

I hear the comet burst people are at it again after modifying their claims.

archeaids, 4 months ago to Archaeology

In the right image you can see the difference between the finely ground hematite concretion red ochre (left) versus the recent red ochre (right) I processed. 5/ #ceramics #archaeology

archeaids, 4 months ago to Cat

Patch mark. 🤪🤪🤪 #cat