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Phase1 in review 9

The Garden Site includes discoveries made from the Solstice Site, which I unearthed alongside the Garden Site. Look for the next few posts to focus on this site, because it dives deeper into the various stone tools that make up the Garden Site and IndianRock.art, generally speaking.

I am a finish carpenter of many years, but I also wrench on cars. Tools have always been in my hands, ever since swapping parts on my Tonka trucks. Here at IndianRock.art, I can easily imagine people from long ago requiring tools, at a time when all there was, were stones. In this world, the mind of an architect, engineer, or artisan would get pretty darn creative, when carving out tools from stone. …in my opinion.

IndianRock.art Garden/Solstice site - 3digit shaping tool resembling the front half of a turtle
IndianRock.art Garden/Solstice site – 3digit shaping tool resembling the front half of a turtle

Power, control, and ergonomics: that’s the name of the game, when it comes to using hand tools. When it doesn’t feel like work: It isn’t. But, when it does feel like work, it’s because of a faulty tool or improper design.

IndianRock.art garden site - example of a detail carving technique represented here, with stones from the Solstice Site.
IndianRock.art – example of a detail carving technique represented here, with stones from the Solstice Site.

IndianRock.art – Garden Site