Bannerstone Images

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Bannerstone images. The triangular corners are rounded and the ends are. They come in a range of shapes and sizes and are made of various types of stone. These stones have been discovered in graves dating to the archaic period 8000 to 1000 bc but there are questions if the artifacts were used for ceremonial or practical. The prismatic bannerstone sometimes called a saddle bannerstone is between 2 and 3 inches in length and is triangular in cross section.

It is made of banded slate a material frequently used in bannerstone manufacture. Bannerstones are artifacts usually found in the eastern united states that are characterized by a centered hole in a symmetrically shaped carved or ground stone. See more ideas about home repair diy home repair home repairs. All images on the abp archaic bannerstone project under the bannerstone tab may be freely downloaded shared and reused for non commercial purposes with proper attribution.

The bannerstone had the same crescent shape but instead of having a hole in the center it had a groove on either side of the center. The form of the present example is known as a double notched butterfly. In use in north america for some 3 000 years beginning in the fourth millennium b c bannerstones took many and varied forms. A bannerstone is an enigmatic native american artifact found in the eastern united states.

Please attribute photographs to anna blume unless otherwise indicated and review the separate credit line details under collections. The holes are typically 1 4 to 3 4 in diameter and extend through a raised portion centered in the stone they usually are bored all the way through but some have been found with holes that extend only part of the way through. May 10 2020 explore caroljean7491 s board bannerstone on pinterest. Print email quartz hourglass bannerstone fluted ball bannerstone david lutz collection mark clark collection john pafford photo john pafford photo.

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