Re: Question re. Copper artifact CanadianArcticformerRe:CopperCasting In America (Trevelyan)

From: Seppo Renfors (Renfors_at_not.com.au)
Date: 07/24/04 

Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 01:09:34 GMT

Inger E Johansson wrote:
>
> "Seppo Renfors" <Renfors@not.com.au> skrev i meddelandet
> news:41011955.B6C7BBB@not.com.au...
> >
> >
> > Inger E Johansson wrote:
> > >
> > > Seppo,
> > > Floyd is creating a 'what if' situation. Even if 'what if' was at hand
> it
> > > wouldn't help his case re 11th-13th century driftwood. Had driftwood at
> that
> > > time been so frequent and in good condition as he and Steve seem to
> believe,
> > > who in their right mind would then have right mind would then have
> risked
> > > their lifes on ships filled with timber sailing to Greenland for
> trading.
> > > And who would have sailed in a small ship crossing the Straight over to
> > > Markland where the tide still today gives the sailor a problem when
> > > anchoring?
> >
> > He is full of it - he has been misrepresenting things - he speaks
> > about the odd SKIN BOAT built of scarce "driftwood" (as well as whale
> > bone that he denies despite evidence to the contrary) - something that
> > doesn't require logs. BUT it is well known the Inuit from Greenland
> > also visited the mainland and most likely obtained their timber there
> > for the odd skin boat - much easier to use fresh timber than old hard
> > driftwood! It wasn't an "industry" - nor has he any proof of driftwood
> > existing at the relevant time or that the claim of 4000 year old
> > industry is even true - the odd Siberian tree or two doesn't qualify
> > as a source of raw material for an "industry". Further more it
> > certainly cannot be true for the Inuit people - they haven't been
> > there that long!
>
> No they hadn't. Seem to be the only thing that's certain about the natives
> in the Arctic that the Inuit can be tracked from Alaska on their way
> eastward where they definitely arrived later than the Norse Greenlanders.

Well, that would be so IF you accept the Thule people being the same
people as the Inuit. Not sure that is entirely so but I wouldn't argue
about it. 

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SIR - Philosopher unauthorised 
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