My Latest Acquisitions

[The Grim Reaper]

Every year we have a huge 4 day Flea Market in our town over Labor Day weekend. I went down on Thursday to check it out and found a guy selling some field grade artifacts and a few nicer ones. I asked if he had found them all and he said yes and that just needed money so he was selling off some of his collection. I asked about a few of the pieces and got some prices and was really surprised how reasonable he was. I got a nice Stemmed Kirk with great serrations, a nice little Dart Point, and a killer hardstone Cone for $30. I looked them over very closely and I got a good feeling from the guy, plus just about everything he had was field grade. He didn't have anything that threw up a red flag with me.

Here's some pics.

[bravowhiskey]

Hey Dorkfish,

I dig those serrations on the Kirk, that is a wicked piece. How was the hard stone cone employed?
Ya done good, aiyr there any horse tradin' in ya?

BW

[Treasure_Hunter]

Really nice Stemmed Kirk and cone........... The cone would look nice in my collection...

[Tnmountains]

Fun finds Dorkfish. You know I like Kirks. Tell me about the cone? Grinding polishing?


TnMtns

[The Grim Reaper]

Thanks guys.

Not really sure what Cones were used for. There lots of speculation, but no hard evidence that I know of. Some people say they were put on the eyes of the dead in the graves, but yet I have never heard of any being found that way. Others say fetish pieces or game pieces. I have always thought that maybe they were miniature versions of the burial mounds and therefore effigy pieces.

[Bluesy]

Wow, really nice pieces, DF, and the price was great, too! Love the cone and the serrated point!

[crow12c]

That cone is a super peice!!! around here it would be like a G-10 relic! wow! thats SWEET!

[Tnmountains]

Can you spin it? I often wondered about toys to keep little ones amused. Guess they would have swallowed that though

[crow12c]

Children then were tied to trees like dogs man, that way they aint gonna run off and get aten by some large beast.lol