Re: Challenge for naysayers of the Kensington Runestone


"Philip Deitiker" <Donevenask@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Eric Stevens <eric.stevens@xxxxxxxxx> says in
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>
>> On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 20:01:11 GMT, Philip Deitiker
>> <Donevenask@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>Erik Hammerstad <egeha.is.all.you.need@xxxxxxxx> says in
>>>news:3n96e8FfpslU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>>>
>>>> The report analyzes iron remains in Norse settlements but also
>>>> iron finds among Inuit remains. Excepting a few meterorite
>>>> sorces (especially among the Norse), all examined pieces that
>>>> can be traced are of European origin. Note that iron was a
>>>> scarce commodity among the Greenland Norse.
>>>
>>>Which goes to the point I was making, the 5 finger discounted
>>>iron sources.
>>>
>>>There were always exceptions but once the greenlanding and
>>>eastern Inuit had a taste for iron, then the ole ugly meteorite
>>>took on a more 'interesting' value.
>>>
>> The arctic is 'littered' with fragments of iron meteors and it
>> would be surprising if the inuit had not found a use for them
>> before the arrival of the norse.
>
> Did they have the black smiths ability before the Norse, would be the
> question. It takes coal, not always available in the higher arctic,
> and might be luxorious to use in smelting some sort of hammer and
> forceps. Once you have these then it is obvios what you do with them.
>
> Or otherwise, I had lots of iron meteorites in my back yard,
> apparently a meteorite had broken up in the atmosphere, I literally
> collected 100s of them, never thought to smelt them. I did half a few
> of the peanut shaped ones, the perfectly round meteors are diveted
> like a golfball, and are excellent when fired in a wrist rocket,
> holding almost a perfect trajectory to the target.
>
> Iron ages came about with the evolution of smelting, it takes at
> least a little bit experience, IMHO, to go full scale into
> ironworking even if you don't have a smelter.
>
>

You might want to check out how much your ammo is worth. Then you may cry
real tears and purchase a metal detector.



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