Interesting obsidian stone bars, thanks.
By Takashi
Andy B in "The Megalithic Portal" was kind enough to post the following which mentioned about my posting.
Tokko stone and stone bars
By Takashi
This info is translated into English from Let's solve the enigma of the earth
http://sora.ishikami.jp/image_dir/index.php?id=20051011202149
Oct. 11, 2005
Tokko stone and stone bars
http://slicer93.mbsrv.net/20051011202149.jpg
Those stone implements were used by Stone humans.
They are heavy for human use.
When Stone humans caught deer, they held Tokko stone and blew the nose of it and gave the deer to humanity for food.
Hammers were also used for the same purpose.
Stone bars and flat stones seem to have been used for flaying or tanning the skin by Stone humans, who made humanity use the small ones after teaching how to use them.
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Forum&file=viewtopic&topic=5722&forum=4&start=720
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Andy B
Interesting obsidian stone bars, thanks.
Shirataki obsidian exploitation and circulation in prehistoric northern Japan Miyuki Yakushige, Hiroyuki Sato
Presently, the total number of archaeological obsidian sources in Japan is more than 80, and among them, 21 are in Hokkaido, northern part of the Japanese archipelago (Izuho and Sato 2007). Obsidian was the dominant of lithic raw material in the Upper Paleolithic Hokkaido (35-10 ka cal BP). Out of 21 archaeological obsidian sources in Hokkaido, 4 sources: Shirataki, Oketo, Tokachi, and Akaigawa are the major obsidian sources and the others are minor sources. Shirataki is one of the largest obsidian sources in Northeast Asia and it is well known that Shirataki obsidian was transported outside Hokkaido to Sakhalin and the Paleo-Honshu Island from the Late Upper Paleolithic period.
We compiled data of obsidian source analyses conducted to artefacts from Paleolithic sites in Hokkaido, and it became clear that the ratio of Shirataki obsidian in all analyzed materials is more than half (Sato and Yakushige in press).
We examined how far Shirataki obsidian was transported in each period: the Early Upper Paleolithic (35-25 ka cal BP) and the Late Upper Paleolithic (25-10 ka cal BP). The Late Upper Paleolithic is divided into three stage, the early Early Microblade Industry (Stage 1: 25-21 ka cal BP), the late Early Microblade Industry (Stage 2: 19-16 ka cal BP), and the Late Microblade Industry (Stage 3: 16-10 ka cal BP). As a result, it is revealed that the distribution areas of Shirataki obsidian did not expand gradually over time, but are different in different lithic industries. In the background of this situation lay the difference of ecological adaptation strategies adopted by the prehistoric people of the time and their movement behavioral strategies.
http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/768
Which museum are the Tokko stone and stone bars in?
As for the wooden chests, most old churches in England had one like this, for storing important records, documents etc.
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To Andy B
>Which museum are the Tokko stone and stone bars in?
They reside in Muroran Minzoku Museum in Muroran city, Hokkaido, Japan just like the rock which expresses Stone gods issue words.
http://slicer93.mbsrv.net/20-1097.html
>As for the wooden chests, most old churches in England had one like this, for storing important records, documents etc.
Ark of the Covenant in Vatican?
http://slicer93.mbsrv.net/50-3373.html