Neanderthal
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On the way home from work yesterday I stopped by a low-water dam. The reason I did is because I knew the water level dropped dramatically there in the past few days, and we had a heavy freeze. Good conditions for freeze-fractured stone. I hopped out of the car and took a couple of images with my cell phone. Sorry, the pics suck, but it will give you an idea anyways.
I also picked up some chunks of stone (outside in ditch and from a driveway) that would confuse many people as to being "artifacts". I haven't taken a picture of them yet. For the record..nothing in these images are artifacts. It's mother nature at work. When supersaturated stone becomes exposed to freezing temps quickly, this is what occurs. Even the pieces laying around the fractured pieces are NOT artifacts. The area is not a site and was not used for quarrying. The chert is VERY good quality (Reed Springs), but was not employed by the aboriginals at this outcropping because of all of the hidden faults and healed seams. This scenario is very common.
I also picked up some chunks of stone (outside in ditch and from a driveway) that would confuse many people as to being "artifacts". I haven't taken a picture of them yet. For the record..nothing in these images are artifacts. It's mother nature at work. When supersaturated stone becomes exposed to freezing temps quickly, this is what occurs. Even the pieces laying around the fractured pieces are NOT artifacts. The area is not a site and was not used for quarrying. The chert is VERY good quality (Reed Springs), but was not employed by the aboriginals at this outcropping because of all of the hidden faults and healed seams. This scenario is very common.
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