Showing posts with label Platform. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Platform. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Dantooine: Tribal Huts (II)

6605 1887, elevation 1. Two small stone and thatch huts. Two Mokk shamans. A discarded whetstone, a pontoon using platform technology. This location could be construed as a fishing village, but the disuse and the (re)allocation by the shamans suggest that within Mokk culture, riverside / lakeside settlements carry a mystical value.

Dantooine: Platform Wooden

4339 3908, elevation 26. A funerary platform overlooking a lake. There are no votive offerings associated with the corpse, though, it is positionned on a mat. Two thune skulls decorate the platform. Judging from the importance of the caretakers, it is likely that the corpse was an honored member of the Mokk clan. Indeed, a Clan Leader, two warriors and three herbalists remain on location. In addition, a marker also wards the access to the platform.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Dantooine: Platform (III)

992 2410, elevation 15. A Janta funerary platform overlooking a lake. Three Janta scouts remain nearby.

The platform is decorated with limestones at the base of the stilts, suggesting perhaps the resting place of a Rockshaper. In addition, two torches are placed alongside the platform. Among the votive offerings, two tanned hides are on the platform and there is no weapon rack. The platform is also decorated with a thune skull and a bol skull. The corpse is placed on a mat.

Dantooine: Platform (II)

-1821 2803, elevation 2. A fenced platform guarded by three Mokk scouts. The platform is decorated with a weapon rack and a fence.

This is the second Mokk site with a platform that is not currently used for funerary purposes. It therefore raises the possibility that the use of platforms changes from one Dantari tribe to the next.