Doug:
In your case, calligraphy was a style which was used by the esquire types, learned individuals, in the propagation of history(who belonged to who, what belonged to who and how much is who indebted to whom). In being a student of history required by my profession, I have read countless pages of documents in calligraphy and from first staring at one page for a day(much like the Spanish ships referred to in an earlier post) I am able to read it without incident. But it takes time and effort. In a short amount time in the line of history, we are at 1st paralized upon seeing the form. The Lost Lake point, or whichever it is, was a tool for survival. I have a good friend who is a napper and can make a duplicate of any point shown to him. But 1st the arrowhead was a tool. Now it is displayed as art which really depicts the lifestyle and times of the original user. And I'm not considering the jewelry and the like the Indians valued or traded.
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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