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- TKn00b, on 12/02/2008, -4/+20Main Entry: ar·te·fact
chiefly British variant of artifact - csapdani, on 12/02/2008, -12/+25Artifact.
- rkbabang, on 12/02/2008, -1/+9It is pretty obvious what that mystery artifact is. Here are some modern day equivalents:
http://img.alibaba.com/photo/10655814/Granite_Knob ...
http://www.eclectic-ware.com/Eclectic-ware/Rock_So ...
Of course, unlike us now, they were allowed to make their cabinet door pulls out of ivory back then. - nj10ii, on 12/02/2008, -0/+5Its obvious its a gear shift knob from a '157595 BC Jaguar XJS.
- FeartheKnighted, on 12/02/2008, -2/+7Liar. You don't have a gf, even a fat one.
- TetchyTony, on 12/02/2008, -0/+4Can grind corn?
- restlessmouse, on 12/02/2008, -0/+4New stone age artifacts? What happened to the old ones?
- remccain, on 12/02/2008, -1/+5http://www.domesticsale.com/Classifieds/263989.htm ...
now shut the ***** up.
And a wiki link, just to piss everyone else off.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Goose - nitsuj, on 12/02/2008, -0/+3"Such domestication would prove once and for all that the theory of evolution is correct. "
Considering that remccain and Yukenna have given undeniable proof of domestication, are you now going to admit that the theory of evolution is correct?
If not, I'd like to know why not. - AbsurdWreckage, on 12/02/2008, -4/+7Dugg for Art-e-facts
- julianmaestas, on 12/02/2008, -1/+4yeah it's artefact in British English and artifact in American English.
- andyb747, on 12/02/2008, -0/+3"The carving has a feminine form"
-amazing how our perception of the feminine form has changed over the years - Icetype, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2artefact (plural artefacts)
1. Commonwealth English spelling of artifact.
It is from the BBC website after all. - prophet5, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2The artifacts are just cave dildos. No biggie.
- chadsmith729, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2I think it's really neat that they carved those of the female form when they are pregnant. If you notice how the stomach is shaped along with the boobs it is clearly when the female is pregnant. That's almost exactly how my wife looked about 2 months ago when she was 8 months pregnant.
- Yukenna, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2Wow... OK! First off! Studies have shown that in order to domesticate the wolf, it took an extremely long time. There were the rare wolves that would stay near the human camps in order to benefit from the human kills. These wolves also had some juvinille tendencies, which later translated to the common domestic dog we know and love today (mature wolves rarely "bark". That is a puppy feature, along with short noses and floppy ears). Coat color, coat length, and body proportion changes are also some of the features of the domestication of these animals.
For proof, lately there have been a series of experiments trying to domesticate a different canid, the silver fox (vulpes vulpes). You can read about it in full here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/807641/post ...
In short, the man who ran this experiment chose foxes based solely on tameness. After breeding and inbreeding the tamest foxes, over the years some morphological changes occurred: an increase in coat color variation, floppy ears, rolled tails, shorter legs, and snout variations. ((Well whad'ya know!))
It has been shown that "evolution" can be induced in a controlled environment. If you're looking for another bit of proof for evolution, I suggest you research more on bacteria and viruses. They evolve at a surprising rate (MRSA anyone?).
OH! And just because it's the evolutionary "THEORY" does not mean there isn't any clout in it. It's rather unfortunate that scientific "theory" and the layman's "theory" can mean two drastically different things...remember, it's not the "evolutionary hypothesis"... - asgardshill, on 12/02/2008, -2/+4The cone-shaped object would work well as a hide scraper. And a piece of wood shoved through the hole would make a great handle.
- beloitpiper, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2The cone things are spindle whorls. They've been found on paleolithic sites before, look it up.
- beloitpiper, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2It's a common theme among paleolithic art.
- madywithshovel, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2Fat is much more universally appealing when starvation, malnutrition, and freezing to death are real issues. I think that attractiveness is always viewed through the lens of what takes the most power and investment to achieve.
- remccain, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2I was thinking I have a whole mess of 'em on my kitchen cabinets.
But not made out of extinct mammoth ivory. Because that would just be wrong. - inactive, on 12/02/2008, -2/+4It would have been much more exciting if the title was "Digg unearths Stone Age sculptures" and we found out that Kevin is the new Indiana Jones.
- ejward, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2depending on its size and the size of the hole it could also be the top to a club like weapon for the leader of the "clan". I remember hearing about tribes in southern America who would use something simmular to these for their Chief. It would be used in ceremony and i think it would also make a great skull cracker, aincent version of can opener lol
- SeventhWard, on 12/02/2008, -2/+3No, these are the TICKETS to the 'Prehistoric Fatties In G Strings' event, PFIGS Weekend in Zaraysk. You just hand one of these to the dude at the cave-door in you're allllll up in there.
- inactive, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1Upper Palaeolithic marital aids!
- CYCLEORDIE, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1How big is the cone? All these guesses are without that important information
- YawehsDead, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1I thought of an olive press..
- ejward, on 12/02/2008, -1/+2the cone shaped thing is not a door knob. no doors = no door knobs. I would guess that the cone shaped thing is most likely for starting a fire, for someone to press down on while using a fire bow. http://www.the-ultralight-site.com/fig7-8.gif
- kronzdigg, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1Used as a "lithic" pointer to teach the kids calculus.
- Raznog, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1was the first thing i thought of when i saw them.
- flannelback, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1Stone age porn. Oughta be a law.
- beloitpiper, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1Scrapers are usually flat and have no handle, these are round and that hole looks too small for any handle to use efficiently. They look more like spindle whorls.
http://www.pbase.com/hblairhowell/maya_spindle_who ... - CYCLEORDIE, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1thank you barbie
- wertach, on 12/02/2008, -1/+2Wish I didn't, too expensive to feed her fat ass!
- nmezib, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1Dugg for oxymoron title.
- MelissaOfTroy, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1I was beyond pissed when I tried to write a paper in England and spellcheck kept saying "artifact" was spelled wrong, until I learned they spell it "artefact" there.
- CYCLEORDIE, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1maybe. I thought pestle also, but again, not addressing the hole.
- CYCLEORDIE, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1The hole goes all the way through, so it wouldn't work as a handle for the spindle.
- flannelback, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1First art - first porn. Elegant.
- GiggleStick, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1He said he dugg it. That's a form of approval. Why are you arguing with him. He likes English spelling OK. Get off his damned back!
- CYCLEORDIE, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1You wouldn't want a handle like that on a hide scraper, although that was my first thought.
It could be a whorl but wood works just a good, and I'm not convinced they would waste the bone.
Something went through the hole for sure. Likely wood?
Then I thought.... the worlds first pocket pussy - Raznog, on 12/02/2008, -1/+1The cone shaped thing.... it's a door knob. Just look at it.
- fx666, on 12/03/2008, -1/+1I'll try to respond to all my critics at once.
"Wow... OK! First off! Studies have shown that in order to domesticate the wolf, it took an extremely long time"
Let's assume that this is true. Would you invest money and time into something with an certain outcome? I do not think so. Apparently, this is not a case of the people who supposedly tried to domesticate the wolf -- that would be a waste of resources on their part. Domestication of the wolf, if it could be done, say, after 10 generations of breeding in captivity is completely impractical thing.
"For proof, lately there have been a series of experiments trying to domesticate a different canid, the silver fox (vulpes vulpes"
According to the evolutionists, the modern dog is a descendant of the wolf, and not of the silver fox, so even if what you're saying is true, and I seriously doubt that such domestication took place, it does not prove anything.
By the same token, if you domesticate the parrot, as some people claim they did, this does not prove that the domestic goose is a descendant of the wild goose. - champyonfiyah, on 12/02/2008, -1/+1The cone shaped art-e-facts are prehistoric buttons, simple to use, tie knot thread sinew through cone shaped object and tie to a animal hide for a simple fastener. My $0.02....
- fx666, on 12/03/2008, -1/+1"PURE WOLF PUPPIES FOR SALE "
Only a completely *****-up idiot would believe this to be true. It is prohibited to sell wolf cubs in every state. Some dog breeders sell a hybrid of the wolf and the German Shepperd which looks pretty much like a real thing, but this is fraud. - MelissaOfTroy, on 12/02/2008, -1/+0I've also heard that there is a theory that these Venus figurines were carved by women, because they don't necessarily look like the female form as seen from the front, but rather the way a (admittedly probably overweight) woman sees herself looking down at her own body.
- fx666, on 12/03/2008, -2/+1
"It has been shown that "evolution" can be induced in a controlled environment. If you're looking for another bit of proof for evolution, I suggest you research more on bacteria and viruses. They evolve at a surprising rate (MRSA anyone"
I covered this topic before. This is non-random selection and it does not qualify as a proof of the theory of evolution, according to professional evolutionists, you should read their books on this topic. According to professional evolutionists, evolution is caused by accumulation of random mutations. (see the books by Dobzhansky and articles by Sewall Wright). - inactive, on 12/02/2008, -4/+2New Stone Age artefacts unearthed
news.bbc.co.uk — Rare artefacts from the late Stone Age have been uncovered in Russia. The site at Zaraysk, 150km south-east of Moscow, has yielded figurines and carvings on mammoth tusks. The finds also included a cone-shaped object whose function, the authors report in the journal Antiquity, "remains a puzzle".
New Stone Age artefacts unearthed
Age artefacts unearthed
artefacts - shiddysmurf, on 12/02/2008, -3/+1New? That's not even possible.
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