Regardless of whether or not Clovis is descended from Solutrean, or a  
hitherto unknown Siberian culture, by the time of Jamestown only the  
colonists were using the three fingered European grip. At least I  
have not seen any information to the contrary.

James Brothers, RPA
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On Mar 3, 2007, at 18:20, Sunshine49 wrote:

> ah, but what about the thinking in some quarters that the pre- 
> Clovis culture, more and more widely accepted now, was more nearly  
> identical to the European Ice Age stone points and technology than  
> anything found so far in Siberia, to which they bear no resemblance  
> at all? So the Jamestown folks may be more right than they know.  
> They have recently re-tested Clovis site evidence using much more  
> sophisticated modern testing methods [not the decades old methods  
> they were relying on]and found it is somewhat more recent that they  
> thought, which, as many experts now say, "puts the last nail in the  
> coffin of the Clovis-first theory" [though some experts are still  
> holding out in the Clovis camp]. Since we are discovering more and  
> more what a water-borne culture early man was, I see no reason why  
> some Ice Age Europeans couldn't have paddled their skin boats on a  
> hunting expedition around the North Atlantic ice floes and to  
> America, it would be a much shorter trip than the Siberia to  
> America one [which they now speculate might have been at least  
> partly by boat, and not all by foot].
>
> Nancy
>
> -------
> I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.
>
> --Daniel Boone
>
>
>
> On Mar 3, 2007, at 5:43 PM, James Brothers wrote:
>
>> Unless they have created a new hunt diorama, it is interesting to  
>> note that the "Indian" is holding his arrow using a three fingered  
>> European grip. It was pointed out years ago that it was wrong, but  
>> Jamestown's attitude was that no one would notice and it really  
>> didn't matter.
>>
>> James Brothers, RPA
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>>
>>
>>
>> On Mar 2, 2007, at 20:35, Melinda Skinner wrote:
>>
>>> Both "museums" are mired in political correctness...
>>> the great bureacratic fear of the 21st century.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Melinda C. P. Skinner
>>> Richmond, VA
>>>
>>>
>>>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
>>> From: Sunshine49 <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Very interesting, thanks for posting this. I mostly agree. History
>>>> had to be broadened and made more equitable [I shake my head at  
>>>> some
>>>> of the things we were taught in Richmond Public Schools] , but it
>>>> seems that in many ways it has gone too far. I can willingly
>>>> acknowledge my many failing to my fellow humans, the times I've  
>>>> been
>>>> stupid and careless, those I have hurt, but please, can I celebrate
>>>> my birthday without carrying around a total guilt package? I am  
>>>> more
>>>> than the compendium of my sins. As are we all. Hair shirts are  
>>>> never
>>>> productive garments to wear 24/7.
>>>>
>>>> Nancy
>>>>
>>>> -------
>>>> I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.
>>>>
>>>> --Daniel Boone
>>
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