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To: TXnMA
Still, there were capable of making some intricate pieces:


25 posted on 10/22/2015 7:18:00 AM PDT by null and void (Reality 1, Liberal Academics 0)
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To: null and void; Ditter; SunkenCiv; Dusty Road; GreyFriar
"Still, there [sic] were capable of making some intricate pieces:"

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My point, [no pun intended] exactly,

The items pictured in the posted article are so far below the quality of even routine, utility Mayan knapping, (much less that of "ceremonial" pieces) that many of us can't help but suspect the site was "salted" by some "modern" person.

...and, then, there are what we modern lithic technologists and knappers call "Mayan show-off masterpieces", like the ones you posted.

I consider myself good enough to be able to closely replicate 'most any lithic piece found in North America -- but I don't have access to sufficient, primo knappable material [or super-glue] (nor does my vocabulary contain adequate cuss-words) to get me through trying to replicate one of those gems! '-)

29 posted on 10/22/2015 9:58:15 AM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias. "Barack": Allah's current ally...)
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