I found an old indian grinder while canoeing. It was on a river bank on one of the bends. I found it very close to a state park with an indian burial site (It was a while ago and I believe it was on the edge of someone’s land not the parks land). Can I legally keep it?
I have what I believe to be an Indian Artifact from Michigan called a celt but Im not really sure?
It is about four inches length wise and two inchs across. It appears to be sharpened at one end like an axe but without notches. It is similar to Indian celts I looked at on ebay and other websites but I just want to know what I should look for in a authentic celt Indian artifact such as if real celts are only from certain types of stone.
Do you think it is better to leave artworks in their native settings?
Do you think it is better to leave artworks in their native settings, or is it more appropriate to keep them in museums?
Is it better for more people to have access to artwork in museums, or for fewer visitors to witness the full impact of a work in its original setting?
Is it better to leave artworks where weather and human actions may eventually damage them, or is it better to preserve them in a carefully controlled environment such as a museum?
How might the people of Iraq or Egypt feel knowing that some of their country’s treasured artworks and artifacts reside in foreign museums?
How mechanically advanced were Native Americans in 1492?
It is well known that much pre-Columbian history has been destroyed and it is well accepted that Native Americans were generally more advanced than they have been given credit for throughout history. My question specifically relates to mechanical devices. Names of artifacts also help.
Value of Miwuk Native Artifacts, Mortars, Pestle?
I live at the base of Table Mountain, an area the Miwuk natives occupied long ago. While digging through the river for gold, and tilling my land to plant trees, I’ve uncovered a number of Native American artifacts. These include magnificent pieces of stonework, included three mortars, two pestles, clubs, arrowheads, and more. The pieces whos value is my main concern are the mortars and pestles, they match and were dug up in the same area. They are large, one is 2′ x 1′ and deep, with matching pestle, one foot long, two inch diameter. Another is a foot and a half long, a food wide, more shallow. Another is carved out of a geode, it’s smaller, but has a perfectly round inner, an almost exact hemisphere. It reflects light after cleaning.
I don’t even know where to begin calling. Local museums would love them, I’m sure, but who is trustworthy enough to appraise these things? Who should I communicate with to ensure these artifacts end up somewhere they belong? And when am I getting those big bucks? =)
Is there an organization for people that like to look for artifact?
I live in north GA where there are many Native American artifact. Any free time I get, I search for and find alot of arrowheads and other neat things, I was trying to find an organization or club for people with like interest.
Why is the information available to archaeologists about early Native American cultures very limited?
A.A pandemic of European diseases destroyed Native American cultures before information could be gathered.
B.Inter-tribal warfare eliminated large numbers of Native Americans, so little information was available.
C.Native American cultures were highly secretive, so it was not possible to locate information about their cultures.
D.The nomadic tribes burned all documents and selected artifacts before they moved to new locations, so no information was available.
is it illegal to buy native american artifacts?
How come the Natives in Mexico from different empires builded alot great temples but Native Americans did not?
Like if you thought about it the pure mexicans, and native americans are really similiar in structure and way of life but how come down in mexico you can find really “legend” like artifacts or buildings and temples but in the whole america (usa) they did not build anything grand?
Are Native Americans actually the descendants of the first Europeans?
It’s been assumed for a long time that they came from Asia over 10,000 years ago, but I just saw a TV program where a geneticist genetically linked them to an ANCIENT European group in France roughly 20,000 years ago. Some Native American artifacts also bear a striking resemblance to ancient European artifacts (namely, their arrowheads).
People might assume that they don’t look “white” because of racial mixing, but the original Europeans were not white (except for way up north in the Viking lands, and maybe even they didn’t back then). Modern-day Euros look white because of the repeated Viking invasions over the millennia, but the folks over in America never got that Nordic influence.
Well, southern Europe is less Nordic than northern Europe, and I’ve even seen Native Americans of a lighter skin tone who could (possibly) pass themselves off as Sicilian or Greek.
Are Native Americans the last of the original Europeans (who were probably more Asiatic than Nordic at the time)?