bladelet

[unclemac]

wow...a red carnelian bladelet...sharp like a razor blade! I love finding the whole tool kit, don't get me wrong, projectile points are always a thrill, but the "other stuff" gets me going too.

 

[reuellis]

Thanks for the explanation, very informative.

 

[reuellis]

Do you think the bladelets were all struck off at the lithic source and then carried, were the cores carried and a bladelet struck off when needed, or a little of both?

 

[unclemac]

Do you think the bladelets were all struck off at the lithic source and then carried, were the cores carried and a bladelet struck off when needed, or a little of both?

well...in this area all you had to do was send junior out to get you a rock and he would come back in a few minutes with what you needed...good stone all over the place even today. Add to that that these folks were year round residents in permanent villages. So I assume here at least, core stones were just left to lay and used as needed.

 

[CHUDs]

Does that place you in Tomales Bay Area or more northerly like OR or WA? Sorry to pry, I'm just south of SF Bay Area. I love learning about our zone!

 

[unclemac]

Mouth of the Columbia area...historic Chinook lands....big time Lewis and Clark interaction.