I know that I've shown many of you these ground points from Parowan Valley, but some of you may not have seen them. Here is a photo I'm working on to include in the thesis. It's still not finished (scale, lettering, etc), but you get the basic idea.
I included the profiles of two of the points because they are ground on the sides. The other edges, while ground, do not show up very well in the photos.
The point on the far left exhibits very light grinding exclusively on the edge.
The distal end of point second from left has not been broken off from use or wear and tear. It has been ground down to a smooth and rounded finish.
The reason I am including these in my thesis, and showing them off to you, is that due to the grinding, they are clearly not tools used in hunting. Due to their smooth edges, it would be difficult to penetrate the hide of animals.
Enjoy!
4 comments:
A caveat: I need to be careful saying that they were not used in hunting. It may be that these had some function in the hunting process, ie sympathetic magic or something, but I doubt they were used to directly kill animals.
Your graphicals are phenomenal! As for the points, is there any chance they were used for hunting initially and later ground down for jewelry?
http://www.guildcraftinc.com/Products/Arrowhead-Necklace__427-159.aspx
"Kids love Native American crafts, and this one is sure to be a winner"
A winner indeed!
Mike, I'm not sure how to track the life of these ground points. They could be used and then ground, or ground at the start.
Joel has shown me a ground green siltstone point that resembles the white siltstone point in the photo from a burial near Capitol Reef.
As for the phenomenal graphics, it's all due to suggestions from Mr. Ure.
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