Some arrowheads from Bureau County, Illinois

[BobTheBaitFish]

Knives and projectile points found by my father as a boy growing up on a farm along Masters Creek near the town of Ohio, Bureau County, Illinois. The fantastic dovetail was found by my grandfather. Grand father didn't have any interest in arrowheads, but my dad did so he got off the tractor, picked it up and tossed it into the tool box that road on the tractor. Several days later he remembered he found the point and told my dad about it. Some how it survived.

[pickaway]

WOW Nice collection and beautiful dove....

[Christ_in_you]

That is magical, makes my heart thump what a piece, not to mention a great collection. Ray

[ohioriver hunter]

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Knives and projectile points found by my father as a boy growing up on a farm along Masters Creek near the town of Ohio, Bureau County, Illinois. The fantastic dovetail was found by my grandfather. Grand father didn't have any interest in arrowheads, but my dad did so he got off the tractor, picked it up and tossed it into the tool box that road on the tractor. Several days later he remembered he found the point and told my dad about it. Some how it survived.
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Wow!! Super Dovetail,as nice as I,ve seen Very nice collection as well. Thanks for sharing
Jeff

[badandy]

Super nice dove bob! Looks like a couple hardins and maybe a Decatur or newberger. Thanks for the show!
badandy

[iwannafindsome]

very nice collection the dovetail is awesome

[Johnny X]

That dove is beautiful.

xstevenx

[Rege-PA]

That big white Dove tail is a St. Charles and one of the nicest examples I have seen.
Condition is superb and that with the length makes it quite valuable. Very Nice!

[Neanderthal]

Nice artifacts bob. There's one in there that's very intriguing. Any way I could get a closer look at the one in the second pic, bottom row, middle point? Is the base busted that way, or it is complete?

[fossis]

Very nice, So glad your Grand-father picked it up.
I found a farmers wrench in a plowed field & returned
it to him, & he gave me an 'arrowhead' he had picked up.

Fossis...............

[BobTheBaitFish]

We just moved and I have the points in storage, but I'll see about getting a better picture of it for you this weekend. As I recall the base is bifurcated intentially and not damaged.

Mike

[BobTheBaitFish]

Additional pictures.

[Neanderthal]

Now that is one funky point. I like it! Looks like maybe a Hardin that they weren't sure what to do with? I'm not even sure it's as much an afterthought of the knapper, could be a "modified" piece. No way that's a plow ding that broke out funny? That's an interesting piece. Those are the best finds, they always make you look closer and think harder.

[Cannonman17]

Outstanding materials! That dovetail is amazing.

[Michael Karr]

KILLER RELICS!!!!MICHAEL

[Rege-PA]

The point with the bifuricated base fits the description of a Cossatot River from the early Archaic period. Found a little more east and it would fit into the Maccorkle family.

[Neanderthal]

It's not a Coss or a MacCorkle. Cossattot River is the predecesor to the Calf Creek and actually should be included in that complex. Justice puts Coss in with the MacCorkle in his publication, but he's mistaken. They are completely different point types, different cultural affiliation.


It looks to me like an early Archaic point that they fiddled with, perhap Hardin.

[Rege-PA]

Always willing to learn. I stand corrected.

[Adena_man]

Beautiful Dove! You've got a nice collection. That broken Hardin would have been a monster! Still very nice. Definitely post some more pics when you get time.

Good luck!

Brian

[Michael Karr]

MacCorkle,,,,,,,,,,,,,MIKE