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5. Had a friend once who was a pretty good flint knapper.

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 07:52 PM

Jul 2020

He'd show up on a dig broke, and pay for all his beer by selling the other crew his work. His specialty was glass Elvis effigies.

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Lumpy flint figurines may be some of the earliest depictions of real people [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2020 OP

Pices of stone by themselves can't be C14-dated, however. Ghost Dog Jul 2020 #1

Several ways which can be used to corroborate each other AleksS Jul 2020 #2

Figures look female. Goddess worship or prehistoric porn? Midnight Writer Jul 2020 #4

Had a friend once who was a pretty good flint knapper. bluedigger Jul 2020 #5