Archaelogy

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2013-06-06 Archaeology - Creek finds after flood of 2011 in Western Ky.:

Hi Lori,    These are interesting objects.  This one is rather to "bulky" to be a spear point and the image too small to see the etchings.  This may have been used as a drill or something similar but the

2013-06-06 Archaeology - Western Ky. Creek Finds after Flood of 2011:

Hi Lori,    I think that this one is a "geofact". It looks interesting but I do not believe that it has been work (intentionally) by our Native American Ancestors.  This appears to be a river cobble and

2013-06-06 Archaeology - Creek finds after flood of 2011 in Western Ky.:

Hi Lori,    This may be a net weight or something similar if one of the holes goes all the way through.  In that part of Kentucky there is a lot of lime stone and I believe that is what this is.  This

2013-06-02 Metallurgy - Composite Aluminium Material:

Dear Methew,  There is not much to think here as Al-Si-Fe alloys are already in practice.Before I answer you question, following inputs are required from you;  1) What composition you are aiming at  2)

2013-05-19 Metallurgy - Copper sheets:

1- Practically, most jewelry wire is sold now as either dead soft, half-hard, or hard, with dead soft being wire manufactured with a hardness of 0, half-hard being wire manufactured with a hardness of