Riddle me this my brother can you handle it........

[SOHIO]

Ok jumping off gatorboys thread and some talk about legalities......I notice the topic of legal issues comes up here and there on this forum, but hardly is there ever talk about morality. Take for an example that, to the state, burials are considered artifacts and treated accordingly. They're boxed up, filed away in drawers and shelves etc....the thinking I'm presuming of the state and archaeological endeavors is to preserve a historical record. I know I'm going to sound contradictory in my next statements because I am a hunter but If you ask me I side with the views of some archaeologists that EVERYTHING should belong to the state down to the flake you find in your driveway. I myself have been on many many sites that could have been protected and studied and added to the historical record. I feel that if you have a true interest in lithic studies then you should feel the same moral obligation to want to preserve what is found in a better way. Of course being able to have this "hold" on everything everyone finds would be impossible and too far gone of an idea nowadays, I think if better laws protecting archaeological sites were put in place earlier in the early 1900s then the record today would hold a broader understanding of the information we seek.....which when you step back ... is there anything to keep us engrossed in finding out when corn was first used or why the adena and hopewells disappeared....what good does it really do for mankind to know everything about early man......when i speak of morality I am questioning whether or not its ok for hunters to just keep busting into new shelters or middens or god forbid a mound, and keep destroying whats left to be recorded....and yeah yeah ive heard the it was disturbed before me thing. Or should we have a more moral obligation to do this hobby the right way because thats what it is unless you have a degree...you can try pretending your an amateur archaeologist all you want but unless you get the degree your nothing but a potholer...so that then leaves the question ...are you ok with being a "POTHOLER" I guess for now I'll keep on the potholing side of things but i wish there were better laws protecting some of whats left like shelters

 

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[NC field hunter]

Well i just watched the 6 hr long documentary 500 nations over past few days, don't know how i missed that when it aired, looked like it was early 90s, hosted by kevin kostner ....a lot of you have probably watched that...I believe the solutrean hypothesis....but after watching that show im gonna believe that the sol. hyp. was made up by white people also....just to spite my heritage......but yeah thats what i was kind of trying to say in my last post but it didnt seem to come out...was that like you said... "and I think one educational must is to get Native Americans to understand not all really early remains show any relationship to historic groups."

You have probably read post of mine about the federally recognized tribe in my home town. I know most of the tribe, and know the chief and his brother well. One thing they will not do is associate their tribe with stone points and tools. I have ask 100 times, "are these points from your tribe?" Otis, the chief, is quick to say most of what we find here is before tribes were formed. At least the ones with names, that we know. They are the Sappony tribe. The spelling has changed in the past 50-100 years.

 

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[SOHIO]

Hey NC ....how far does this tribe go back and do they know where they came from before they were sappony?

 

[NC field hunter]

Hey NC ....how far does this tribe go back and do they know where they came from before they were sappony?

Some say they are descendants of the lost colony. The tribe will not say if they are or aren't. I'm pretty sure they are a branch off of the Occoneechee tribe. I'm reading a book at present about this tribe, and what happened to them. They controlled trade for my area. A powerful tribe.

 

[SOHIO]

Sounds interesting nc whats the name of the book?