Claims

Split-twig figurines (4,200–3,100 BP) were cached in Grand Canyon caves, some pierced by miniature spears

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Split-twig animal figurines dated ~4,200–3,100 BP were cached under capstones in a few of ~150 surveyed Grand Canyon caves; some are pierced by miniature spears. The makers' cultural attribution is still debated.

Evidence

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documentswpg.forestry.oregonstate.eduSchwartz et al. 1958

Sources

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Grand Canyon mysteries (Kinkaid, figurines, Rampart, Kasskara)reports

Claim

Split-twig animal figurines dated ~4,200–3,100 BP were cached under capstones in a few of ~150 surveyed Grand Canyon caves; some are pierced by miniature spears. The makers' cultural attribution is still debated.