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FOG in Antiquity The Evidence |
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| Added Date:
Nov 30, 2012 @ 2:48pm |
| Gallery:
Dale Cannon Modern Stone Age Art |
| Price: $0.00
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Status:
Sold
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| Dimensions: 7 1/4 x 1 3/4 |
Hi fellow knappers, what I have to share with you should be of particular interest to FOG knappers as well as percussion knappers. This heat treated Burlington Chert Hardin ground preform was found in Illinois in the mid 2000’s. The point has been in hands the likes of Jim Redfern, Craig Ratzat, Clint Philbrick plus too many more to mention here. They all had the same reaction.
” WOW this is cool. “ I did the imaging at 300 dpi so do not be afraid to take a close look. The stem remains flaked but the body has been ground for FOG knapping. You will see grind scars running in all directions and into the C notching at the shoulders. There is a slight hinge at one of the C notches that shows great patina. There is a fresh break at one of the shoulders that I did “Ouch”, but it did reveal the original heat treated surface the knapper was seeing at the time of production. This knapper knew FOG. It is ground exactly like I would have done it. But there is one difference. The platforms are set up of for antler not copper pressure flaking. Let us all agree on one thing. “First and foremost this FOG knapper had to be a very good percussion knapper or at least knew one.” The less to hand grind off the better, I know this first hand. Think about it. In the Stone Age rocks were either GROUND into shape or KNAPPED into shape,
WHERE IS THE BIG MYSTERY? It is a great thing when new evidence shows up to shed new light on something we all are addicted too. The moral of this story, “Do not make comments like Fake Over Grinding unless you know everything there is to know about flint knapping”. I sure don’t. I may be good at pressure flaking but I’m not that good at percussion. I have not spent that much time on it. Don’t get me wrong. I started out beating on rocks too but I can’t do what I do with percussion. I would have to give up sleep!
I hope you enjoy this great find as much as I do.
Dale Cannon Giwseoseni (looks for stone) modernstoneageart.com |
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