Recent finds...Bone Beamer and Bannerstone

[WhiteCountyPaleo]

Found at two different locations. I found two pieces
of the bannerstone yesterday then brought it back to
fit another section...just a matter of time till I find the
other two. 7 1/2 inches from wing tip to wing tip! The
bone beamer is a deer bone that was used to dehair
hide, it is a broken section. Here is a picture of a ten
inch one I found 14 years ago.

[GL]

Those are beautiful!

[WhiteCountyPaleo]

The big beamer was gnawled on by my parents dog
a long time ago... and it was flawless... what
a shame...

[Th3rty7]

What was a beamer used for? never heard the term.

[Tnmountains]

Great finds. Its amazing how we go back and rediscover our finds. Hope you find the remaining pieces.

Regards,
TnMountains

[ohio]

Sweet preform. Thirty7 I believe he mis typed and meant "reamer".
Chuck

[WhiteCountyPaleo]

Thanks....here's a link about bone beamers.

http://www.ou.edu/cas/archsur/OKArtifacts/beamer.htm

[Th3rty7]

Thanks for the link, I kind of figured it had something to do with hide scraping / fleshing, nice finds, good luck on the last two banner pieces.

[ohio]

Thirty7 and Dollarzero,
I stand corrected. Thanks for the link.
Chuck

[centfladigger]

is the rock drilled?

[SoIll]

Nice ones.

[silvercop]

[WhiteCountyPaleo]

Not drilled...or notched yet.

[uniface]

Nice !