Atlantis - Found Tools
Hello my Steemit friends I hope you enjoy this examination of tools on the North and South American continents from ancient times as we look into whether or not Atlantis was here and disappeared.
Remember: These are the tools that have been found. There is no idea what has decayed and rotted or has not yet been found. We know that over time artifacts from the past are destroyed by time.
One sees from the tool comparisons over time that the tool complexity decreases from ancient Incan civilization to Mayan civilization to Aztec civilization. This indicates that something occurred to cause the advancement to turn into decline such as war, catastrophe, and disease.
Tool production changes from metals to stone implements by the time the Aztec Empire is conquered by the Spanish.
Cited: http://www.freshdentalcare.co.uk/the-mysteries-of-the-mayan-molars-dentistry-in-the-ancient-mayan-world/
Ancient Mayan dentists used a bow drill to perform procedures. The drill was made from metal, mounted on a shaft and was then rotated by the bow. It was the main tools that the Mayans used to carry out various dental procedures. They were so skilled with this tool, that they could carefully carve into a tooth without generating an infection, break a tooth or provoke the loss of a tooth.
The most popular form of Mayan dentistry was not for corrective or restorative dental procedures. Instead the dental skills they had devised were mainly for religious or ritual purposes. They would use their skills to place stunningly carved stone inlays, in precisely prepared cavities, cutting a perfect hole around the tooth enamel. These inlays were made of minerals such as; turquoise, quartz, cinnabar, serpentine and jadeite. Two different types of adhesives were used to secure the inlays including liquid amber and the other from the maguey plant. Archaeologists have found that due to the gems used, the inlays were mainly confined for the upper classes. Typically, the inlays were found in the upper and lower teeth and were for aesthetic purposes.
The Mayas also carried out other forms of fashion statements with their teeth, to boost the appearance of their smile. Women were known to dye their teeth red or black and it was said that many Mayan men didn’t like coloured teeth. The red dye was derived from insects and was named cochineal. Other aesthetic procedures included filing their teeth in different ways. It is not completely known what the significant reasons for this are, but it is thought that it was possibly done for tribal or religious meaning. Archaeologists have discovered more than fifty different patterns.
Writing tools
Cited: http://ancientcivilisations77.weebly.com
Obsidian Blades
By Simon Burchell - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11817862
Copper Axeheads
Cited: http://cookjmex.blogspot.com/2012_05_01_archive.html
In the Post-Classic period, tools and other objects made of copper began to appear. Above are a selection of axe heads. At the top of the photo are small copper bells. In addition to use as clothing decorations, bells like these were also used as a medium of exchange since the Maya had no metal coins. The manufacture of copper tools and other objects was still in its infancy and the copper would have been relatively soft and unable to hold an edge as well as obsidian. Had the Spanish not arrived when they did, the Maya may eventually have discovered the advantages of adding tin to copper to make bronze, a much harder material. One fact that may have inhibited this development was that copper was not produced locally, but had to be imported from Western Mesoamerica. Since the transport of copper ore was not feasible, due to the lack of draft animals, traders could only bring finished objects like those shown above.
Inca Mace
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Cited: http://www.suggest-keywords.com/aW5jYSBtYWNl/
Click this link and on the lower left of the page are a large number of Inca Mace Heads. They look very deadly.
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Mayan tools
Aztec Tools
Cited: http://stepbystep.alancminer.com
Incan Metal Tools:
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