Posted on 08/28/2010 5:12:02 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
The search for the true nature of the object has taken Bertrand, a history buff, to archaeologists in Charleston and Mount Pleasant.
Many other archaeologists also weighed in Tuesday on the question of what the object could be.
"I've been in archaeology in South Carolina for nearly 30 years and have never seen one before, if that means anything," said researcher Carl Steen.
The object has a hole in the top and bottom and appears to fit on a necklace, stick or a fishing net.
It is about the size of an egg and has a hollowed out back.
It appears to be made of unglazed clay, Bertrand said.
"I've never seen anything like this," said Ron Anthony, an archaeologist at the Charleston County Museum. "I don't know what to tell you. Usually when we get something really odd like this, I suspect it's something genuine. In all the publications, I haven't seen anything like this."
He said it closely resembles artifacts that come from the Deptford period, but he isn't sure.
According to Internet sources, the Deptford culture was from 2500 BCE to 100 BCE.
"It was characterized by the appearance of elaborate ceremonial complexes, increasing social and political complexity, mound burial, permanent settlements, population growth, and an increasing reliance on cultigens."
Steen said the piece appears to be Native American in origin.
"It's a pretty curious object," he said. "I would say it's an important find because of how interesting it is. It will stimulate conversation, if nothing else."
Bertrand said he has been told by some experts that the object could be about 3,000 years old.
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Have they considered it may have been brought over here from Easter Island?
Looks like an Easter egg.
Looks like Beowulf to me. ;’)
where do you think the idea for the Internet came from? ;’)
True, true ;^)
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