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We happened to come across a few horses on our trek across Flint Hills of Kansas. I loved the soft light on his face. His eyes were gorgeous!
BUCKEYE LAKE FLINT MAN?
I have identified what appears to be a worked cobble of Flint Ridge flint which strongly resembles a life-size human skull, and human facial profiles, from multiple viewing angles and distances. It stands upright on its own base (anatomically the neck) and would have made a suitable sculpture for display or ceremonial alter use. It has possible hand grips from the rear as if to animate the skull by having fine control of its movement pivoting on its base, puppet-like. I found the piece on my property at 306 Lake Shore Dr W in Hebron, Ohio, Licking Township, Licking County. When my home foundation was dug to a depth of about 6 feet, some flint blocks (flint ridge, coschocton black, cherts, etc) were found, along with other hardstone rocks, and saved for use in a rock garden, piled rising three feet up to my screened porch overlooking what was once called “buffalo swamp.” This piece has likely been sitting, exposed, since 1937, in this rock garden until I picked it up and was startled to find a face looking back at me. When it then sat perfectly balanced in the upright “statue” pose, I determined there was too much happening with this stone to leave it outside any longer. It is a flint base with a possible addition of a concrete material as filler where no flint was present, and finished in a white plaster of which there may be some residual material. The piece weighs 12.1 lbs, an anatomically correct weight for the head of an approximately 150lb human. It has discernable and dramatic eye sockets, forehead, a nose, mouth, ears, neck, fully rounded skull. It can be appreciated from every angle as you walk around the sculpture. The aesthetic of the human form is unmistakable in multiple expressions.
The artifact is so perfectly balanced on its base, I was confident enough to place it on top of a Ball canning jar and a terry washcloth as a display pedestal. AI large part of the weight of the artifact, almost ½ is weighted toward the rear of the skull which hangs. However, the slightest nudge and the weight of the entire object is thrown and it topples over.
Now, the business of studying this thing.
Flint steals a Crimson Guard Uniform and hides the body, but it sounds like some Techno Vipers might be on to him.
A shot from my stroy Mindbender's Plan that I sadly might never finish.
Much of the auto industry in Flint, Michigan, has been shut down and removed, but General Motors still has an assembly plant there. (Scanned from a slide)
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Betsi Metter Flint tapping the ball over the net. Kelley Larsen looks on. AVP Manhattan Beach Open 2015.
View of downtown Flint, and the Flint River, from near the site of the razed Chevrolet Plant,('Chevy in the Hole'), May 8, 2006
Chalk & Flint: Chalk: 1 hour 18 minutes 39 seconds, Flint: 2 hours 17 minutes 54 seconds and Chalk and Flint: Weight Equivalence - 83.3 Kilograms, 2016, chalk, flint, hemp rope, metal chain, 2 x block and tackle pulleys, chalk dust, hemp rope residue, 4000 x 3860 x 3780mm (approx.) dimensions variable.
Flint Southwestern Academy, formerly Southwestern High School, Flint, Michigan. My old high school. Panorama made from four photos stitched together.
To read more about the Palaeolithic flints from submerged landscapes, which have been reported through the Marine Aggregate Industry Archaeological Protocol,
Here I am, standing in the back yard of the house where I grew up in Flint. Flint was home to the Buick division of General Motors, and my Dad worked at Buick for over 40 years. The auto industry has gone, and no longer are Buicks built in Flint. And no longer is this a prosperous town. My old neighborhood is full of abandoned houses that are falling down, including this one, my childhood home. Flint has fared no better than Detroit, and maybe worse... shrinking population, increasing poverty, abandoned neighborhoods.
To read more about the Palaeolithic flints from submerged landscapes, which have been reported through the Marine Aggregate Industry Archaeological Protocol,
To read more about the Palaeolithic flints from submerged landscapes, which have been reported through the Marine Aggregate Industry Archaeological Protocol,
These are Native American arrow heads and pottery fragments. I don't know how old these are. It is thought that Native Americans called North America home as early as 20,000 years ago. This photo was not taken at a museum, these were laying on a table at my brothers home.
A Happy Furry Friday from Flint.
Right above his head is the sumac where birds often perch. Flint loves to hide in the shrubs below and watch them hoping for a lucky break.
Luckily he's never caught any birds but he has caught his share of mice that lurk in the fence line.
Another busy day today. I have workers in the house all day again replacing the furnace, air conditioner and water heater...