Fearn it is not for me to suggest what you may have missed. A few points to keep in mind. I think I am not forming an opinion based on the mind set of a creationist. We are only looking at one part of Melanisia just here, where clearly stated all forms are unkown. Agreed the form in question is not mentioned or illustrated, many of the forms illustrated are indeed also not mentioned. How hard is it to facet a cone form? rather in the same way as the spear? The "club?" in question has had some binding at the thin end. In these pictures I find the throwing stones most interesting they are around 30cm long. The log shaped ones are coral. It is exactly these problems of attributing age and origin that only a decade or two past put ethno weapon in the bargian basement of collecting, look what has happened now that people have bothered to do basic research? almost knocking antique military weapons into a tricorn hat.
24th October 2008, 06:17 PM
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