What Tools Were Used by Indians to Engrave Petroglyphs?

[mdengraver]

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[Beathard]

Thought they used the vacuum style gravermach

 

[mitch]

it's always been my 'impression' they used sharp pieces of harder rocks and pretty much just scratched in the lines?

 

[mdengraver]

Strange article isn't it. It's probably like Mitch said, a lot more simplistic that the article tries to explain.

 

[Eugene Carkoski]

Because no copper wire was found in the area I just assumed it was battry powered lasers.:banana:

 

[thughes]

Funny, but archaeologists call them gravers. I've got a bunch of me and all cultures used them. Generally flint worked t a very sharp point and sharpened repeatedly.

 

[Barry Lee Hands]

I found a small metallic meteorite frag at a petroglyph site near caborca Mexico a few years ago.

 

[monk]

when they visited this planet, they left behind directions on making tool steel as well as tool geometry. the native americans found this info and began using it.

 

[Red Green]

I think they used the same tools the Mayans used to make the fake end of the world calendar, those Indians dudes were such jokers. As for what they mean, do you think they made those glyphs just to drive the white devils crazy? Maybe it's Indian pornography and we don't want to know. Possibly an Indian pick up gimmick, 'hey baby want to come into the cave and see my glyphs?' so many possibilities. :thinking:

Bob

 

[Barry Lee Hands]

I think they used the same tools the Mayans used to make the fake end of the world calendar,

But did they have tool wars?

 

[Chujybear]

Mayans have never predicted an end to the world.
Petroglyphs up here were tapped in.
I heard once that the rock banging was used for communication , and the glyphs arose as a side effect

 

[Red Green]

Well the Mayans may have not predicted the end, but they should have watched out for theirs. Rock banging as communication? The Indians were the first rock bands? Well Barry perhaps they didn't have tool wars, maybe just a prolonged battle of the bands. Wait, Chujybear are you saying the glyphs are like the mess that was left after Woodstock?

Bob

 

[Lee]

Barry, that made me chuckle.

 

[Chujybear]

Yes bob. Maybe even a lesson in that for us.

It's a funny way to look at the glyphs. Tho, for the most part it would be rock soloists.

 

[Red Green]

Humans, always making assumptions. How do you know the other 'instruments' are unrecognized perhaps they were removed or consumed? Humans have remained relatively unchanged for many thousands of years, the same intellectual and physical abilities. What has been discovered and lost may equal or exceed what we know now in many areas, yet we look at all ancient people as though they were lost fools, now if they had the Internet things would be different.

Bob

 

[mdengraver]

Bob I concur, spoken with a rare and truthful eloquence. Sometimes the older technologies are more sophisticated in their own way. Look at the old art of watchmaking/clockmaking and repair. That is/was a truly remarkable art form in design, execution, and use and creation of tools to make and maintain them. You can't say the new digital watches are more sophisticated compared to all the old precise movable parts. The digital watches have sophisticated electronics and computer chips but I don't think the old technology is any less sophisticated. The new ones are disposable. The old ones were made to be repaired, treasured, valued and passed down from generation to generation. The early tools manufactured in stone were quite sophisticated and would be a challenge for anyone today to hand manufacture.

 

[gtack]

you are all wrong checked with tribel elders they say lindsay palm control was used

 

[Idaho Flint]

Red

The ancients did have the internet, we just have not discovered it yet.

Mike