View allAll Photos Tagged artifacts
Some of the most facinating artifacts found here in the Grand Canyon are split-twig figurines..
.
Each one is made from a single twig, often willow, split down the middle, and then carefully folded into animal shapes..
.
These figurines date from 2,000 to 4,000 years ago and were found in remote caves. .
.
Often they are in the shape of deer or bighorn sheep, sometimes with horns or antlers. Occasionally, they are pierced with another stick, resembling a spear, or are stuffed with artiodactyl dung. Split-twig figurines have been found in dry caves in the Great Basin and on the Colorado Plateau, and were first recognized in the Grand Canyon in 1933. .
.
--While their exact function remains a mystery, recent research suggests that split-twig ----figurines were totems associated with the Late Archaic hunting and gathering culture. Their occurrence in remote, relatively inaccessible uninhabited caves indicates that these figurines were not toys. They are usually found under rock cairns, indicating careful placement..
.
NPS Photo, Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
late 12th century
Iran, Khurasan
Brass; cast, chased, engraved, inlaid with silver and black compound
The shape and decoration of this ewer and 54.64 are very similar. On this piece, the handle is preserved, and its leonine form is echoed in the lion mask on the lid. This object represents an early phase of the inlay technique, when areas of intricate inlay were balanced by broad zones of brass. Like other metalwork objects from the period, this ewer bears Arabic inscriptions of good wishes to the owner.
Some of the most facinating artifacts found here in the Grand Canyon are split-twig figurines..
.
Each one is made from a single twig, often willow, split down the middle, and then carefully folded into animal shapes..
.
These figurines date from 2,000 to 4,000 years ago and were found in remote caves. .
.
Often they are in the shape of deer or bighorn sheep, sometimes with horns or antlers. Occasionally, they are pierced with another stick, resembling a spear, or are stuffed with artiodactyl dung. Split-twig figurines have been found in dry caves in the Great Basin and on the Colorado Plateau, and were first recognized in the Grand Canyon in 1933. .
.
--While their exact function remains a mystery, recent research suggests that split-twig ----figurines were totems associated with the Late Archaic hunting and gathering culture. Their occurrence in remote, relatively inaccessible uninhabited caves indicates that these figurines were not toys. They are usually found under rock cairns, indicating careful placement..
.
NPS Photo, Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
Items from John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
Contextual data visualisation, artifacts, time and space, Museo Arqueologico Nacional (MAN) Madrid, Spain.
This video shows some of the artifacts with version 0.1.10 of mbarcode. It doesn't show it as much in dark areas (which are usually giving the worst artifacts), but in the end of the video you can see some green/purple flickering.
The artifacts are not to be confused with the flash turning on and off, which is the correct behavior.
Sable Island artifacts
Sable Island, 300 km south-east of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, is renowned for its wild horses and shipwrecks. It is also an island with a fascinating geology and natural history that reflect the challenge of surviving wind, waves and isolation.
museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/sableisland/english_en/index_...
Incremental introduction of a Property in the Java code of While statement.
Replacement of the And java class with a JavaBeanArtifact.
Introduction of a JavaBeanModel replacing a few constructs.
This artifact is about as large as the palm of my hand. It is a tool of some kind. It is flat on the back side. I have never seen anything quite like it in my wanderings through the western outdoors. Any suggestions? It is in the same vacinity as www.flickr.com/photos/glyphwalker/51063128997/in/datepost...
In archaeology, something begins to be "archaeological" after around 100 years. But in reality, there is no real cutoff point, and if an artifact is old enough to warrant the questions "what? where? when? how? and why?", and furthermore, if the answer to these questions can be addressed using archaeological methods and theory, then in practicality, it becomes archaeological.
So.
What the hell is this? I do not know. Since it says トヨタ (Toyota), it must be a car part. Found at one of my prof's house. She's an archaeologist ;-)
Soooooo.....
I had to think about it, but this is going to be my Project 365 pic for today. As I had anticipated, the Super Takumar 35mm/F3.5 is going to be a tough lens to work with. It's just so mediocre. The pictures are like those that come out of 1980s disposable cams.
Sure, a great photographer can probably take great photos with this. But your average joe schmoe like me? Tough, bro. Real tough. I'm going to stick with my plan though, so roughly twice a month, I'll be using this lens for the Project.
How 'bout some dem ♪DJ Shadow♪?
Weapon of the Day: Asahi Opt. Co. Super Takumar 35mm F3.5
Artifact Coffee is a pretty little shop with just OK coffee and just OK food and not the best service. It's not that comfortable. It's kind of cramped. And it busy.
Busy is good. But you should be busy because you're excellent, not simply because you're hip.
And maybe they're excellent. So I'll give them another shot after the holidays.
They sure do have a pretty logo and website, though!
I was at Artifact with a good friend, while her son and Serena auditioned for a play. (Serena said she didn't do well.) Then, Marty and I went to see Dallas Buyers Club, which was brilliant, and had a Thai dinner. Then we got a $77 ticket. :(
Some of the most facinating artifacts found here in the Grand Canyon are split-twig figurines..
.
Each one is made from a single twig, often willow, split down the middle, and then carefully folded into animal shapes..
.
These figurines date from 2,000 to 4,000 years ago and were found in remote caves. .
.
Often they are in the shape of deer or bighorn sheep, sometimes with horns or antlers. Occasionally, they are pierced with another stick, resembling a spear, or are stuffed with artiodactyl dung. Split-twig figurines have been found in dry caves in the Great Basin and on the Colorado Plateau, and were first recognized in the Grand Canyon in 1933. .
.
--While their exact function remains a mystery, recent research suggests that split-twig ----figurines were totems associated with the Late Archaic hunting and gathering culture. Their occurrence in remote, relatively inaccessible uninhabited caves indicates that these figurines were not toys. They are usually found under rock cairns, indicating careful placement..
.
NPS Photo, Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
Some of the most facinating artifacts found here in the Grand Canyon are split-twig figurines..
.
Each one is made from a single twig, often willow, split down the middle, and then carefully folded into animal shapes..
.
These figurines date from 2,000 to 4,000 years ago and were found in remote caves. .
.
Often they are in the shape of deer or bighorn sheep, sometimes with horns or antlers. Occasionally, they are pierced with another stick, resembling a spear, or are stuffed with artiodactyl dung. Split-twig figurines have been found in dry caves in the Great Basin and on the Colorado Plateau, and were first recognized in the Grand Canyon in 1933. .
.
--While their exact function remains a mystery, recent research suggests that split-twig ----figurines were totems associated with the Late Archaic hunting and gathering culture. Their occurrence in remote, relatively inaccessible uninhabited caves indicates that these figurines were not toys. They are usually found under rock cairns, indicating careful placement..
.
NPS Photo, Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
Some of the most facinating artifacts found here in the Grand Canyon are split-twig figurines..
.
Each one is made from a single twig, often willow, split down the middle, and then carefully folded into animal shapes..
.
These figurines date from 2,000 to 4,000 years ago and were found in remote caves. .
.
Often they are in the shape of deer or bighorn sheep, sometimes with horns or antlers. Occasionally, they are pierced with another stick, resembling a spear, or are stuffed with artiodactyl dung. Split-twig figurines have been found in dry caves in the Great Basin and on the Colorado Plateau, and were first recognized in the Grand Canyon in 1933. .
.
--While their exact function remains a mystery, recent research suggests that split-twig ----figurines were totems associated with the Late Archaic hunting and gathering culture. Their occurrence in remote, relatively inaccessible uninhabited caves indicates that these figurines were not toys. They are usually found under rock cairns, indicating careful placement..
.
NPS Photo, Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
Moaning Cavern was known for centuries by the Natives of California for the eerie moaning coming out of the cave opening. The Miwok avoided the place as the home of the giant Yayali or Chelhalumche that devoured people, and in a way it was true; the first explorers found a massive mound at the bottom of the cavern, filled with the bone fragments of various wild animals, and dozens of humans, who likely were unfortunate enough to fall to the bottom of the 64m shaft. Early explorers have claimed up to 300 remains, but as they removed many of those remains themselves an accurate count is not known. The earliest may date to 12000 years ago. The bones were sealed in solid rock, caused by the slow accumulation of mineral deposits, suggesting that the bodies accumulated over long periods of time and were likely not sacrificed, as some early accounts claimed. Here are some of the artifacts dug up from the bottom of Moaning Caverns. With the passage of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990, excavations have stopped, though a femur poking out of the ground suggests more remains lie below the present surface.
Moaning Caverns, Vallecito, California