page 4, Whew, knew we would made it:
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The author would like to insert at this time a short explanation for
the use of words like mechanical and mechanism. During the past few
centuries man, as we know him, has raced along with his powers to create.
While the power of being creative, has been demonstrated time and time
again, it would be an error if we were to believe this ability is a
phenomena. One that is only recently arrived on the horizon. The
difference between Archaic man and the creatures we are today, is neither
external or internal. We have an advantage these early ancestors lacked.
We are part of what we call social orders. We belong to what is termed as
society.
Place your self in the cave of the stick toy maker, millenniums in the
past. You have just make the toy that required a flexible end. You or your
child plays with the toy and it is discarded.
A bit apart from your cave a second family lives. Here the creative
father decides the wind blowing though his shelter it far to strong and
decides to block it in some way. He has tried to make some form of
barricade. A pile of wood works, so does a flat rock. But each has a
common flaw or inconvenience. There just to heavy and awkward. So he
discards the mess and goes on with his life.
Had this same scenario taken place today we may have found a totally
different ending to both the tales above. Maybe you have come up with a
new way to make the toy work without breaking in a short time, due to the
non flexibility of your original idea. Here in your modern society your
neighbor stops by and marvels at the simple ingenuity you have just
demonstrated. In fact he says "that is just the thing I need to make the
mess I call a door, work".
So there we have it, four samples of very unique artifacts, all
employing the left hand as the hand of control. There was not a single
unique item, among the vast amount of materials, that pointed to a
right-handed person as the maker. So maybe the left hand did seem to be
the guiding force to being different some thousands of years ago. "So
what?" you ask. Were there other events taking place that may have been
the result of the minority?
As stated above, the hand of preference could not be seen when
classifying lithic material, nor in future periods of development of other
crafts. But what if, what we see in the cords, was also evident in other
ways? If we could see the changes in such crafts as weaving, point making
and in time, pottery making. Could they also have been spurred on by those
craftsmen that were accustomed to trying new ideas?
...
Please may I add a note. After twenty five years of working with the
materal from the Zueberbueler shelter and a pair of decade with this museum, a new
discovery was made.
A artifact that like the above four, unique in that it may never be
repeated, was discovered. Among the braids a hard to classify item, one
worked with for several days, jumped up and said “Dumb bell I am also
unique”. Infact this braid is unique among the unique, it is the work of a
right handed cord maker.
Now the total is 4 left handed unique and 1 right handed. Change
anything? No not much, they, the left handed atifacts, remains left in the lead with a 80% of total.
...
If it can be accepted that by having among the many, a few, a
minority, that had become accustomed to being the odd part of the whole,
what would or could that suggest to us? What if there had not been the
left-handed craftsman there in the shelters, or out across the land and
history as we accept it today? Would we have been at the point we stand
today. In time, it could be accepted we would have progressed. The human
race, made up solely of right-handed individuals would most assuredly
advanced in there human skills. But at what rate?
Yes they would have discovered fire, and the discoveries of electricity
and flight would have come, maybe. The author would like to refrain from
suggesting a reason beyond our control, for man's advancement. Would
hesitate to suggest that there may be a reason, for the differences that
are uncommon, among the life form we call humanoid. But the truth is
there, the reasoning, for why we find in our midst, minorities. Some we
can take credit for but not this one. This gift came from a power we may
never understand.
Acknowledgments - The early cord makers, the site.
The work conducted in the Lower Pecos archaeological region was
accomplished in two archaic sites. These were closed sites, in the sense
their occupation history was solely during the early to late archaic
period.
Both of the sites were located on land belonging to the Zueberbueler
family. It was with the permission of Mr. John Zuberbueler, that work was
able to take place in the shelters. Only his generosity, on behalf of the
family, made this pool of information accessible.
The author, whilst not a professional in the science of either
Archaeology or Anthropology, was able to devote three years to constant
excavation at the sites. These sites had been subjected to a high degree
of violation by point hunters for years. Each bore greater resemblance to
a catastrophe than an habitation site of early man.
As horrendous as the damage had been to the site, it's overall size had
protected a considerable area for possible research. In addition to the
cords described in this paper, there were vast amounts of additional
material representing most other crafts practiced at the site. Due to the
dryness of the site most items recovered were in an excellent state of
preservation. This high degree of artifact quality, in addition to the
large volume of weaving in many forms, made the possible history of the
early craft better grasped.
The recovery of in excess of six thousand lithic tools plus points and
other tools, additionally led to a clearer picture of advancements in the
development of early man at the site.
To learn the power of being diffrent, please read the papers on "humam"
and the "missing link". Again it was the Zueberbueler generosity that made
it possible.
References cited:
- Epstein, Jeremish F.
1960: Centipede and Damp Caves. Excavations
Val Verde County, Texas, 1958
The University of Texas, Austin
Texas
- Shute, Nancy
1994: Life for lefties.
Smithsonian Magazine,
Dec. 1994
Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
- Webster
New World Dictionary
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The author would like to insert at this time a short explanation for the use of words like mechanical and mechanism. During the past few centuries man, as we know him, has raced along with his powers to create. While the power of being creative, has been demonstrated time and time again, it would be an error if we were to believe this ability is a phenomena. One that is only recently arrived on the horizon. The difference between Archaic man and the creatures we are today, is neither external or internal. We have an advantage these early ancestors lacked. We are part of what we call social orders. We belong to what is termed as society.Place your self in the cave of the stick toy maker, millenniums in the past. You have just make the toy that required a flexible end. You or your child plays with the toy and it is discarded. A bit apart from your cave a second family lives. Here the creative father decides the wind blowing though his shelter it far to strong and decides to block it in some way. He has tried to make some form of barricade. A pile of wood works, so does a flat rock. But each has a common flaw or inconvenience. There just to heavy and awkward. So he discards the mess and goes on with his life. Had this same scenario taken place today we may have found a totally different ending to both the tales above. Maybe you have come up with a new way to make the toy work without breaking in a short time, due to the non flexibility of your original idea. Here in your modern society your neighbor stops by and marvels at the simple ingenuity you have just demonstrated. In fact he says "that is just the thing I need to make the mess I call a door, work". So there we have it, four samples of very unique artifacts, all employing the left hand as the hand of control. There was not a single unique item, among the vast amount of materials, that pointed to a right-handed person as the maker. So maybe the left hand did seem to be the guiding force to being different some thousands of years ago. "So what?" you ask. Were there other events taking place that may have been the result of the minority? As stated above, the hand of preference could not be seen when classifying lithic material, nor in future periods of development of other crafts. But what if, what we see in the cords, was also evident in other ways? If we could see the changes in such crafts as weaving, point making and in time, pottery making. Could they also have been spurred on by those craftsmen that were accustomed to trying new ideas? ... Please may I add a note. After twenty five years of working with the materal from the Zueberbueler shelter and a pair of decade with this museum, a new discovery was made. A artifact that like the above four, unique in that it may never be repeated, was discovered. Among the braids a hard to classify item, one worked with for several days, jumped up and said “Dumb bell I am also unique”. Infact this braid is unique among the unique, it is the work of a right handed cord maker. Now the total is 4 left handed unique and 1 right handed. Change anything? No not much, they, the left handed atifacts, remains left in the lead with a 80% of total. ... If it can be accepted that by having among the many, a few, a minority, that had become accustomed to being the odd part of the whole, what would or could that suggest to us? What if there had not been the left-handed craftsman there in the shelters, or out across the land and history as we accept it today? Would we have been at the point we stand today. In time, it could be accepted we would have progressed. The human race, made up solely of right-handed individuals would most assuredly advanced in there human skills. But at what rate? Yes they would have discovered fire, and the discoveries of electricity and flight would have come, maybe. The author would like to refrain from suggesting a reason beyond our control, for man's advancement. Would hesitate to suggest that there may be a reason, for the differences that are uncommon, among the life form we call humanoid. But the truth is there, the reasoning, for why we find in our midst, minorities. Some we can take credit for but not this one. This gift came from a power we may never understand. Acknowledgments - The early cord makers, the site. The work conducted in the Lower Pecos archaeological region was accomplished in two archaic sites. These were closed sites, in the sense their occupation history was solely during the early to late archaic period. Both of the sites were located on land belonging to the Zueberbueler family. It was with the permission of Mr. John Zuberbueler, that work was able to take place in the shelters. Only his generosity, on behalf of the family, made this pool of information accessible. The author, whilst not a professional in the science of either Archaeology or Anthropology, was able to devote three years to constant excavation at the sites. These sites had been subjected to a high degree of violation by point hunters for years. Each bore greater resemblance to a catastrophe than an habitation site of early man. As horrendous as the damage had been to the site, it's overall size had protected a considerable area for possible research. In addition to the cords described in this paper, there were vast amounts of additional material representing most other crafts practiced at the site. Due to the dryness of the site most items recovered were in an excellent state of preservation. This high degree of artifact quality, in addition to the large volume of weaving in many forms, made the possible history of the early craft better grasped. The recovery of in excess of six thousand lithic tools plus points and other tools, additionally led to a clearer picture of advancements in the development of early man at the site. To learn the power of being diffrent, please read the papers on "humam" and the "missing link". Again it was the Zueberbueler generosity that made it possible. References cited:
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