Missouri Man Reels In Ancient FishHook (300-12,000 Years Old)

Kansas City Star ^ | 1-2-2007 | AP

[blam]

GGG Ping.

[xcamel]

GGG ping

[blau993]

Joe Harl, of the Archaeological Research Center of St. Louis, said the size of the hook suggests the fisherman who used it was after a larger fish.

Now don't go too far out on the limb, Joe.

[nmh]

How does he really know it's a fishing hook?

;) Any pictures?

[facedown]

The hook is made of bone and covers his entire palm, making it much larger than most bone hooks.

Obviously a muskie fisherman.

[resistance]

"The hook is made of bone and covers his entire palm, making it much larger than most bone hooks.

Joe Harl, of the Archaeological Research Center of St. Louis, said the size of the hook suggests the fisherman who used it was after a larger fish."

What a keen observation! Leave it to expert to state the obvious.

[ndt]

300-12,000 Years Old"

Hard to go wrong with a margin of error like that.

[neodad]

the size of the hook suggests the fisherman who used it was after a larger fish

"There's always a bigger fish."

[xcamel]

Does that make the new owner "The Happy Hooker" ???

[NoGrayZone]

Heck, I'm just touched that father and son's are spending quality time together. Go Daddy!!!!!!!

[Ditter]

What a find! I'm jealous.

[BallyBill]

[Cold Heart]

And hopefully he will get to keep his find without some government agency or "qualified" group claiming it.

[LibWhacker]

[Coyoteman]

Nice! My guess is far less than 12,000 years.

Bone can be radiocarbon dated. Won't take much bone, but would cost about $675 at the main US commercial lab.

Coyote

[Tinian]

Henley credits his sons, 11 and 6, for being good-luck charms because he made the discovery on the first trip the boys had joined their dad for an artifact hunt.

Maybe he should have his "good-luck charms" tote shovels and screens when he next loots aboriginal graves on Public Lands.

This creep needs a whopping fine and/or jail time to teach him this simple lesson:

You cannot steal our heritage from our property for your shoebox.

[scottdeus12]

HOLY CARP!!!

[Crawdad]

I guess he stuck it up on the bill of his baseball hat.

[ApplegateRanch]

Joe Harl, of the Archaeological Research Center of St. Louis, said the size of the hook suggests the fisherman who used it was after a larger fish.

Now don't go too far out on the limb, Joe.

I have to disagree. The hook was for a guy trying to perfect his casting technique, and so not wanting to be bothered with the pesky, time wasting task of having to remove fish from his line....

Theory II: It was a hook carried by a braggart, who was always telling about 'the one that got away', then producing the hook to show just 'how big it had to be'.

Theory III: It was hook that was part of a display behind the bar of the tavern hut, for a Bone Hook Beer ad.