Karola Bryant reading stones in the northerneastern US, an archeological study

Skating on thin ice and discovering an incredible world.     I am confident what I am finding is falling into place, but what a place it is! The time line for the artifacts is growing. With some agreement on the dates of some of the artifacts going back to at least 20,000 years in North America.  We have artifacts coming from Africa dating back over 1million years to Erectus. We also have some interesting timeline adjustments with new a-DNA findings. With the artifacts and timelines we are better equipped to explore when this Lithic Literature began to take hold.  But before we dive into that topic, I would like to comment about thin ice I referred to earlier.     The cool thing about thin ice at times is the clarity. You can feel the ice bend as you skate. As all rushes before you, skimming on top a clear vision of the underwater landscape. This feeling occurs at times when looking at certain archeological sites. Some refer to the feeling as being out on a...

      I feel like we have been to southern Africa to Greece To The Azores and back again. I am glad to touch base back here in Maine. I feel, so far, that the idea of a Lithic Literature might hold up. Even the idea of a precursor to the Chinese character feels more comfortable. From All the connections with other friends around the Atlantic, our stones in Maine fall in to place. By exploring other locations, I have been able to better focus on some interesting layers of the design. One of which is the very large Raptor Talons. After seeing on the Azores what could be read as dragon talons, I have returned to my home stones to find talons as well, and very big talons they are!     The following series of images are from a large adze/axe, could be hafted or not depending on use and availability of materials. The axe has some real weight to it and feels large in my big hand. All the hand grips can be found and my hand fits in as if I was a little girl in my d...