Projectile Point; expanding stem, Arneson's Bridge (North).

Projectile Point; Madison point, Burke's Bridge South.

Projectile Point; stemmed, proximal fragment. Iverson's Site.

Projectile Point; proximal fragment, Wine's Cabin site.

Projectile Point; expanding stem, proximal fragment, Wine's Cabin site.

Projectile Point; expanding stem, proximal fragment, Wine's Cabin site.

Projectile Point; stemmed point, proximal fragment, Wine's Cabin site.

Projectile Point; triangular point, Wine's Cabin site.

Projectile Point; expanding stem, Wine's Cabin site.

Projectile Point; expanding stem, distal fragment, Wine's Cabin site.

Projectile Point; proximal fragment, triangular point. Unnamed site.

Projectile Point; stemmed. Bear Creek Bridge site.

Projectile Point; proximal fragment, Madison point. Arneson Bridge site.

Projectile Point; Madison point, O'Regan Bench.

Projectile Point; stemmed. Unnamed site.

Projectile Point; expanding stem, proximal fragment, Wine's Cabin site.

Although the bad picture happened by accident, there is a poetic justice in showing prehistory in less than clear terms. After all there is a lot that is unknown about lives and livelihoods from times before written records: no names of persons, places, or events, much less daily life and interior life of individuals of the time.

This photo from the Imari City Museum shows one of the cases with stone tools and labels with excavation data. Interpretation is sparse, though, since it is hard to say with certainty much about the makers and uses and (symbolic) meanings to go with the durable stone.

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Interpretive sign about prehistoric past of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado, USA [No release; editorial licensing only]