Trinity Bay

[Lone Star]

Hey Gang, Spent the weekend at the bayhouse on Trinity Bay. This is the north eastern most body of water in the Galveston Bay area. I found a 1/4 mile long area that shows habitation sites almost constantly along the shoreline eroding out of the bank. I noticed them a few years ago and began picking up pottery every time I took the kayak for a spin. As there isn't any indigenous tool stone for about 80 miles or so I never found any flint or stone points until this weekend. The tide was way out and I walked around the outer reaches that are usually under water. This wore out knife was laying half exposed on the red and yellow clay with the dark side up. I almost passed it by thinking it was just a piece of rusted metal and when I nudged it with my poke stick it had the familiar sound of rock, not metal.

It seems to be an exhausted Kent or Ponchatrain. The material is a reddish petrified wood. Thanks G.

[bluebird]

very nice point

[Tnmountains]

Nice find. I wish that when I was in that area I had of paid a liitle more attention to the local history instead of the local beach candy. Nice recovery. I bet snorkeling would be fun as well.

[archer66]

Nice find. I wish that when I was in that area I had of paid a liitle more attention to the local history instead of the local beach candy. Nice recovery. I bet snorkeling would be fun as well.

No doubt on the snorkeling...I could spend all day swimming around offshore in a spot that might hold artifacts as long as the surf isn't too rough. You know how a creek/stream sorts gravel by size and puts in in piles? Well the surf and tides do the same thing...man that would be fun.

[mainer]

Kinda odd colors on that point. I think I like it.

[Lone Star]

Thanks for the comments everyone.. I've actually tried snorkling a few places. This bayside area is kinda shallow, belly scrapers like oysters, crabs and whatever cured me of that mistake. High Island and "paleo beach" is about 15 miles to the east. I tried it there during the summer doldrums with clear water outside the surf zone thinking it would be like florida. After a few jellys nailed me while I had my head down I was cured again. Now it's fun to do in creeks, I'll tell you What! Caney creek in east texas is good, upper east branch of the San Jacinto is great, with lots of petrified wood to boot. The coolest was in the Mayan River in Belieze. The area below Seven Sisters in the Mayan Mountains southwest of Belmopan was full of colored chips and flakes, but no points. Have a great day guys. G