Ontological Concerns Example 2, DM/522
Geniculate bannerstone; unknown provenience, banded slate, h. 8.4, w. 4.5 cm.
With DM/522, a Geniculate bannerstone, there are incised marks in groupings over the surface of the stone. These marks are carved in groups of 7, 8, and 9 lines. Like the lines on AMNH 2/148, these markings appear to be Archaic in origin. Rather than forming an incised design over the entire surface of the stone, these lines and their numerical values appear to be about counting and thus they are often referred to as tally marks. Also unique to Geniculate bannerstones is their larger oval perforations instead of the more standard circular perforations.