tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493681473159888383.post4679007182446246373..comments2024-03-13T07:41:06.281+00:00Comments on Bowyer's Diary: Back from a Brief BreakDerekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07654835987876553254noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493681473159888383.post-38154865300297565232013-10-08T22:14:09.337+01:002013-10-08T22:14:09.337+01:00Ah! I think you are right, most of the stuff was f...Ah! I think you are right, most of the stuff was from Dolmen or tumuli (Can't remember the actual term they used as it was mostly in Spanish) There were photos showing the excavation of the sites.<br />I could manage to translate Puntas de Fleche :-)Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654835987876553254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493681473159888383.post-20572373031870266112013-10-08T20:10:48.781+01:002013-10-08T20:10:48.781+01:00Context is very important with items like these. ...Context is very important with items like these. I'm going to assume they were burial items. In that case, they are for use in the afterlife. Many cultures considered arrowheads like these (very delicate and expertly made) to be part of an afterlife "kit".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07510081570690120671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493681473159888383.post-27481410480970292032013-10-08T18:34:37.950+01:002013-10-08T18:34:37.950+01:00I've posted a link to this blog entry on the P...I've posted a link to this blog entry on the PA Flintknapping Forum...Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654835987876553254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493681473159888383.post-8335730555497803682013-10-08T18:15:22.511+01:002013-10-08T18:15:22.511+01:00Showing off skills or status is a viable function ...Showing off skills or status is a viable function as well! And truly human.Jodocusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493681473159888383.post-46093120292615892832013-10-07T22:20:00.799+01:002013-10-07T22:20:00.799+01:00Is it worth trying the arrows/knapping section of ...Is it worth trying the arrows/knapping section of PA? They are fascinating items!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157929869589574846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493681473159888383.post-60798931975517985362013-10-07T20:44:43.774+01:002013-10-07T20:44:43.774+01:00Not sure they'd bother making non functional s...Not sure they'd bother making non functional stuff. Yes they'd decorate functional stuff, or make functional stuff as nicely as possible... We need someone who makes and uses such things to enlighten us.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654835987876553254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493681473159888383.post-58692732784062163252013-10-07T20:14:50.453+01:002013-10-07T20:14:50.453+01:00I'm thinking that they must have been used for...I'm thinking that they must have been used for ceremonial purposes, palace guards, that kind of thing. I can't see them having any practical use. They would break before you got a chance to use them. I would break them just looking at them.donnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493681473159888383.post-26943401965880589472013-10-07T12:53:01.141+01:002013-10-07T12:53:01.141+01:00Those arrowheads are incredible! Thanks for postin...Those arrowheads are incredible! Thanks for posting.Jodocusnoreply@blogger.com