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Old 09-12-2011, 11:07 PM
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SOS... Perishable Artifacts.
Just sending an "all call" for some posts and or pics of perishable artifacts... I am talking baskets, sandals, and plant fiber weaving. There were baskets used to toss those small incised "gaming stones" we think we might have found.

Truth is, these artifacts do not exist in most regions, yet they were just as common. They decay EXTREMELY FAST unless they were carbonized in some fashion (burned physically or by geothermic energy/decay)

Older the better... Paleo examples of sandles are very real. Some were woven with space for an extra toe... a genetic reoccurance supposedly. So let's take a tiny step from stone and broaden horizons and understanding.
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Old 09-12-2011, 11:13 PM
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Extra toe?? What's up with that? That made me laugh Mud, I'm sorry, I'm having visuals of Paleo peoples right now!
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Old 09-13-2011, 05:27 AM
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What is "biothermic energy"?
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Old 09-13-2011, 06:50 AM
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Sorry Knife River, it was late . I meant heat produced from decay. Saw some pieces of burial shrouds that were black and carbonized. I was told it was from heat from the earth and heat from decay.
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Old 09-13-2011, 06:52 AM
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hmmmm, extra toe space....interesting....not something I've heard before Mud, do you have any links to articles discussing this?

I would like to see pics of artifacts like this, it is something not seen often......I believe it was Palmwood that auctioned off a woven article recently.It was cool!
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Old 09-13-2011, 06:56 AM
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Cluton... Polydactyly:

Polydactyly in the prehistoric American Southwest - Case - 2006 - International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - Wiley Online Library

Some sandals were made with space for an extra toe. Will try to find more on the subject...
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Old 09-13-2011, 06:58 AM
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Piece of sandal, carbon dated to Paleo. Wish I had a better cam with me to get the weaving details better:

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Old 09-13-2011, 07:27 AM
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Here is a 9 page PDF about the increased rate of polydactyly in Native Americans. Study was done 1964-1967 or thereabout:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...00434-0093.pdf
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Old 09-13-2011, 07:32 AM
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Well, color me pink and call me Dolly......this condition is far more common than I thought!....again....learned something new here today....thanks Mud


Polydactyly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 09-13-2011, 07:33 AM
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Well that is crazy, I'll be danged!
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