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i've collected few stones, i wish to know if they are man-made, for what purpose and when. is it possible to send a photo together with my question? thanks.
Dear Shlomo,
You can email me the photos, and I'll have a look, but it is really difficult to make an authoritative identification from photos. Your best bet is to take them to an archaeologist at either a museum or a college/university near you. If you follow up with an email indicating where you live, I can see if I know a stone tool expert who lives near you.
Sincerely
John Shea
email photo to: John.Shea@sunysb.edu
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John Shea
Expertise
Questions about Old World prehistoric archaeology (especially Stone Age) of Europe, Africa, and Western Asia, prehistoric human and hominid behavior, primitive technology, origin of modern humans, extinction of the Neandertals.
Experience
>20 years as a professional anthropologist based at a research university.
Publications
Journal of Field Archaeology, Journal of Archaeological Science, Lithic Technology, Evolutionary Anthropology, Current Anthropology, Mitekufat HaEven (Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society), Paléorient, Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, American Anthropologist, Geoarchaeology.
Education/Credentials
Ph.D (Anthropology) Harvard University, 1991.
BA (Archaeology) Boston University, 1982.
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