? HOW THEY DO THAT ?

[MObushwhacker]

I have a collection of Panama artifacts that are eight to twelve hundred years old. The beads pictured are of Turquoise jade and red coral. I believe they may be the harness of a hummingbird feathered robe as the collector was known to have excavated at least two, that's my only explanation why the beads are strung in the matter they are.
I have numerous beads made by the American Indian from stone and shell and the holes are all cone shape, as they were made with a stone drill.
I recall seeing a string of clear quarts beads years ago at the Ancient Bury City at Wickliffe Ky. Some were over an inch round with very small uniform holes drilled through them, so apparently the American Indian was capable of drilling very small holes.
The small beads picture, some over 3/8 of an inches long and the holes are uniform in size and smaller then a small needle, same size from start to the exit side. My Question is how did the early people drill such small holes with the material they had, stone, copper and bone.
I have seen other collection of beads from the same area and they too are uniform in sizes I was told they may have used bronze drills but none have ever been found. I doubt this theory and like to hear from other collectors on how they drilled such small uniform holes.

[tmodel]

and a type of wood, some of them used reeds and sand to drill what ever size hole they wanted!! need something in photos to get size from, like a coin or measureing tape! Terry

[ohioaxeman]

Very interesting question MObush. Cant wait to see the answers to that as i have no idea!

[all_atv]

Same way they made the pyramids, the aliens helped them. Or T is right reeds with sand sounds feasible too.

[tmodel]

if you want to see what they used to hold the reed in place so bow drill could do its work, go to just rocks by Tretiniowa!! first artifact photos, i think is a bow drill cap rock.. Terry