
Southwest Museum archaeologist Anne Watkins holds an enormous obsidian blade, found by the Wilder brothers (Karok Indians) after it was unearthed by an earthquake in northern California. Purchased by Gen. Charles Reeve and donated by him to the Autry Museum of the American West [808×1584]
by Fuckoff555
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Sorry, her name is actually Frances Emma Watkins.
There’s another picture of her holding the obsidian blade in this link.
[https://theautry.org/explore/blog/excavating-stories-women-archaeologists-archive](https://theautry.org/explore/blog/excavating-stories-women-archaeologists-archive)
What was that thing used for!?
“My log has a message for you.”