Bannerstones
I found this nice pdf concerning bannerstones and here is the link. It has wonderful color photos of the bannerstones and a really nice distribution map showing where each type was...
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Gary, thats the one I saw in the book (the first one), it looks just like a good chunk of bannerstones I have seen while looking them up during this discussion.Mike
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Answer to WilliamMunny:I am not ignoring the fact that the bannerstones are in situe with the atlatl parts (if they are indeed atlatls) nor am I ignoring any facts. I am interpreting the same set of...
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Well there you have it. I'm convinced. No doubt in my mind banners were spindle whorls!!!!!......... YEAH RIGHT!!!!!!
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is there sum ware i can see a bannerstone being used as a spindle whorl?
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I'm finally at a loss for words. I'll NEVER be able to convince Bob they're atlatl weights and Bob will NEVER convince me that they're spindle whorls. I guess we'll leave it at that. Larry
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This discussion reminds more and more of the old poem. There were six men of Hindustan, to learning much inclined,Who went to see an elephant, though all of them were blind,That each by observation...
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don't you guys know that bannerstones are keys for unlocking the fifth dimension left us by ancient space aliens, the same ones who built the pyramids . duh!
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I'll consider that. Not nearly as fringe as a spindle whorl. I agree with Larry, I tire of trying to initiate the uninitiated. Seriously, how a person can totally ignore decades of evidence and go off...
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What about pump drill whorls? or does that fall under spindle whorls?Mike
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mmmm, no. pump drill fly weights are always drilled off center. this is what gives them their spin. i'm inclined to believe that bannerstones are, indeed, part of an atlatl assemblage but whether they...
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I think that sums it up well. While we don't understand their significance fully, it is pretty difficult for most analytical people to deny that they are part of an atlatl........ Dennis
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I have been combining the major concepts to try to meld them into a coherent hypothesis. Not easy with what there is to work with: part of an atlatl system, a spindle whorl, attached to the dart (hey...
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Thats an interesting idea ken. I think friction would be the problem and an annoying one. I think that the friction from the pressure of the sand stone, would stop the spinning too quickly, and if...
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i believe that they are part of an atlatl, but that doesnt mean im not open to other theorys also, i dont think we should belittle one another for having a different opinion
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(hey Gary, I may be the only one who didn't ignore you!)I don't think any of us "ignored" him, but some of us simply respectfully disagreed.It would be cool, to have some experimentation, to try out...
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Something that occured to me the other day is, what would these ancient peoples think of us if they knew we were going to all this trouble, racking our brains to figure out what these wierd drilled...
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I think your right haha, they would look at us bickering over these things like my dog does when he barks at the paper boy because he thinks that is what he does everyday haha.Mike
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