<![CDATA[Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake.]]>Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. The one on the right is apparently a canvasback (Aythya valisineria). Museum of the American Indian, NYC.

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Wow, you were thorough! Thank you

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/NilaJones/statuses/116647955075484993https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/NilaJones/statuses/116647955075484993Wed, 27 May 2026 18:29:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. on Wed, 27 May 2026 18:28:14 GMT]]>@NilaJones @LabSpokane Chris Madson does not disclose any affiliations in the article, his website, or on Linkedin.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://flipping.rocks/users/colinpurrington/statuses/116647952016546378https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://flipping.rocks/users/colinpurrington/statuses/116647952016546378Wed, 27 May 2026 18:28:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. on Wed, 27 May 2026 17:55:36 GMT]]>@LabSpokane @colinpurrington

Was the author Paiute? I saw that the illustrator was

(On my device I can't click on the article right now, to check)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/NilaJones/statuses/116647823683381512https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/NilaJones/statuses/116647823683381512Wed, 27 May 2026 17:55:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. on Wed, 27 May 2026 10:58:33 GMT]]>@colinpurrington It really is. They have a number of great exhibits, including a life-size mine tunnel system in the basement that was designed and built by actual hardrock miners from the Comstock.

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The Nevada State Museum’s Underground Mine Exhibit turns 75 today - Carson Now

By Nevada State Museum, Carson City  This Nevada Day is a special one for the Nevada State Museum, Carson City. Though our artifacts are much older, it’s not every day that an iconic exhibit within our […]

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DukeDuke/statuses/116646183767329409https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DukeDuke/statuses/116646183767329409Wed, 27 May 2026 10:58:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. on Wed, 27 May 2026 10:14:13 GMT]]>@DukeDuke I would love to visit the basket exhibit. Stunning.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://flipping.rocks/users/colinpurrington/statuses/116646009439828843https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://flipping.rocks/users/colinpurrington/statuses/116646009439828843Wed, 27 May 2026 10:14:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. on Wed, 27 May 2026 06:48:57 GMT]]>@NilaJones @colinpurrington I think it’s fair to say we now have to view any account of native cultures by European colonizers with a skeptical eye, particularly with anything emphasizing the heroic, solo male stereotype.

I’m glad the DU article allowed the Paiute to tell their own story.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/LabSpokane/statuses/116645202306151374https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/LabSpokane/statuses/116645202306151374Wed, 27 May 2026 06:48:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. on Tue, 26 May 2026 21:38:50 GMT]]>@NilaJones @colinpurrington several hunting techniques are described. Some can be done alone and some require more people.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://indiepocalypse.social/users/neckspike/statuses/116643039162542453https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://indiepocalypse.social/users/neckspike/statuses/116643039162542453Tue, 26 May 2026 21:38:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. on Tue, 26 May 2026 20:12:31 GMT]]>@colinpurrington These are great, but I'd much rather see them in the Nevada State Museum in Carson City, rather than NYC.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DukeDuke/statuses/116642699803074613https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DukeDuke/statuses/116642699803074613Tue, 26 May 2026 20:12:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. on Tue, 26 May 2026 20:03:21 GMT]]>@colinpurrington

Those people look like very successful and well fed hunters!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/NilaJones/statuses/116642663719786835https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/NilaJones/statuses/116642663719786835Tue, 26 May 2026 20:03:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. on Tue, 26 May 2026 19:47:57 GMT]]>@colinpurrington I mean, if I were a duck or goose, this would probably work on me... definitely would not expect that thing with eye holes to be a crazy human underneath

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://scicomm.xyz/users/geckzilla/statuses/116642603141890203https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://scicomm.xyz/users/geckzilla/statuses/116642603141890203Tue, 26 May 2026 19:47:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. on Tue, 26 May 2026 19:10:27 GMT]]>@weirdmustard You can never unsee a goose belt worn by a guy wearing a pumpkin hat.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://flipping.rocks/users/colinpurrington/statuses/116642455716934172https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://flipping.rocks/users/colinpurrington/statuses/116642455716934172Tue, 26 May 2026 19:10:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. on Tue, 26 May 2026 19:07:33 GMT]]>@colinpurrington The duck in the back is seeing hell at that very moment when dipping its head under water

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://flipping.rocks/ap/users/116413516515850283/statuses/116642444317676334https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://flipping.rocks/ap/users/116413516515850283/statuses/116642444317676334Tue, 26 May 2026 19:07:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. on Tue, 26 May 2026 18:59:15 GMT]]>Don't forget that you can also kill waterfowl by hiding under hollowed-out gourds disguised to look like rocks, then pulling the birds under when they land. Beautifully illustrated in this 1578 engraving by Cornelis Galle (full image is at the Rijksmuseum). https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/object/---3b7a5a974aae5cd92a1ed69a08cea2a4

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://flipping.rocks/users/colinpurrington/statuses/116642411699680696https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://flipping.rocks/users/colinpurrington/statuses/116642411699680696Tue, 26 May 2026 18:59:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. on Tue, 26 May 2026 18:43:04 GMT]]>@NilaJones Killing waterfowl can definitely be a fun group activity. Here's a 1578 engraving by Cornelis Galle showing the use of hollow pumpkins instead of decoys.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://flipping.rocks/users/colinpurrington/statuses/116642348026923296https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://flipping.rocks/users/colinpurrington/statuses/116642348026923296Tue, 26 May 2026 18:43:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. on Tue, 26 May 2026 17:45:45 GMT]]>@colinpurrington

Beautiful artwork! And a decent article, except for the bizarre assumption that the hunting was done by a solo, male person -- even though the hunting techniques described in the article itself involve multiple people

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/NilaJones/statuses/116642122681893195https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/NilaJones/statuses/116642122681893195Tue, 26 May 2026 17:45:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. on Tue, 26 May 2026 13:23:12 GMT]]>@colinpurrington Great find.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/kingfisher68/statuses/116641090244056217https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/kingfisher68/statuses/116641090244056217Tue, 26 May 2026 13:23:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. on Tue, 26 May 2026 12:41:00 GMT]]>Here's a nice article about the discovery of the cache of decoys at Lovelock Cave. Apparently all 11 were packed into a basket and hidden by the owner. https://www.ducks.org/hunting/duck-hunting-stories/the-lovelock-spread

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