Expert: Ralph Salier - 2/19/2004

Question
Hi,
We need some help and hope that you can assist us.  We have a rock that looks like it could be from a neandathral man.  It has a perfect impression of a handprint in a piece of quartz.  The handprint is rather large and on the back side of the rock is the thumb.
Can you direct us to the right person?
Thank you!
Dennis & Shelly Hollowell
p.s. we have photos of the stone if you would like to see them

Answer
I would be more then happy to be of assistance.  My expertise is in stone tools and ground stone objects and I have been doing this for many years.  My email address is rsalier@hotmail.com if you would like to send the pics via the internet or if they are hard photos then contact me at the above email address and I will provide you my mail to.   I will need some idea of the scale of the object.    If, based on the photos, I feel that this should be seen by one of my collegues, then you will need  to let me know where you are located and I will direct you to someone.

Ralph