my wife's spectacular find today 1/23/10

[wildcatman71]

My wife came up to me in the field and said..."hey look at this big flat rock I found" My heart rate incresed a few levels when I started rubbing the mud off of it. It is beautful...the pictures do not do it one bit of justice. Is this a blade or scraper of some sort? It is paper thin, I am amazed it wasnt broken. What can you tell me about this? Thanks!

[unitas]

Love it,she did well!

[Th3rty7]

Very nice blade! Remember that spot and check it often, there might be more, it could possibly be part of a cache. I'd probe that area, and dig a 2,3 ft circle around the spot the blade came from. The material is Sonora flint, it outcrops in Hart and Hardin counties in Ky. but is often found in s. Indiana. One of the more sought after midwest materials. Tell her I said congrats, that's a terrific find.

[Keokukjeff]

Very nice Blade
Looks like a Cache type Blade......................I dont know much about your area.......
But I knew with all the flakes you have been finding it was just a matter of time before something big and good came up!
Hope you and your wife find more of them........

[Th3rty7]

http://www.tomdavisartifacts.com/ima...05pa202130.jpg

Here's a small cache of Sonora blades from Ky. These are on Davis artifacts website...look familiar?

[wildcatman71]

http://www.tomdavisartifacts.com/ima...05pa202130.jpg

Here's a small cache of Sonora blades from Ky. These are on Davis artifacts website...look familiar?

Thanks for the great info!! She and I are VERY pround of it! Now she is wandering.....does it have any value?

[Th3rty7]

http://www.tomdavisartifacts.com/ima...05pa202130.jpg

Here's a small cache of Sonora blades from Ky. These are on Davis artifacts website...look familiar?

Thanks for the great info!! She and I are VERY pround of it! Now she is wandering.....does it have any value?

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sure, if there's more you'd want to keep them together as a cache, more value and more importance. If you're interested in selling it, I'll give you a reasonable offer.

[wildcatman71]

http://www.tomdavisartifacts.com/ima...05pa202130.jpg

Here's a small cache of Sonora blades from Ky. These are on Davis artifacts website...look familiar?

Thanks for the great info!! She and I are VERY pround of it! Now she is wandering.....does it have any value?

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sure, if there's more you'd want to keep them together as a cache, more value and more importance. If you're interested in selling it, I'll give you a reasonable offer.

oh no...we gonna hang on to it

[pickaway]

Way t go thats a great find. figured you find something good, being what you have been finding in that field.Congrats

[RichPA]

Nice blade and congrats to your wife. Good luck to you and your wife finding more.

[Newt]

She found a very nice KNIFE! That one is smokin'. Large first stage and thin.
Congrats on the rare find.
Newt

[am-ark]

Very nice blade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tnmountains]

Thats great ! You guys were hot on the trail. That field should have more.
Congratulations on a nice find.
HH
TnMtns

[The Grim Reaper]

Since it was found in Indiana, or at least in that area since that is where your info says you are from, I would say it's a Cache Blade of some kind. It sure looks like a Clovis Bi-Face though.

Killer find!!

[Flintfinder of Mo.]

Great Find, Looks like a cache Blade to me as well.

[Keokukjeff]

Did you wake up happy this morning...............
What a Cache Blade is a Blade that has never been used,that is why it is so round it has no resharpening
A Cache Blade also means there could be more in that little area...............you need to watch and look often in case they had a stack of them out there.It would be time to do a little digging if I owned the land!
Also they need to include Indian Artifacts in Best Finds on this website..............
Very nice Blade................

[wildcatman71]

Thanks to everyone for the great info and the nice comments. She is very proud of it as am I. We love that field...it has really been producing some good stuff....I hope to find much more!

[creek astronaut]

congrats to your wife,killer piece of flint

[Th3rty7]

Here's a woodland cache blade from your neck of the woods wildcatman. It's made from Indiana hornstone. This blade was part of a large cache. Just thought I'd add this to show the similarities in these blades. Although I do agree with SRV, and think your blade is possibly much earlier and it does look like some clovis biface / preforms I've seen.