It took 18 years: Clovis today (Updated Pic)

lostlake88

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Dusty field with foot prints everywhere, an arrowhead hunters nightmare senario. Right?? Well this was the condition today. I was tired, wanted to go home then I saw a flint chip lodged in the ground, I thought 'what the heck I'll pick it up'. The earth moved above it, so I just flip it out and there it was a 3 7/16" Carter Cave Clovis arrowhead. I couldn't believe my eyes, and neither could my buddy Chuck who was right there when this unfolded. There still out there! HH

Brett
 

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11KBP

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Re: It took 18 years: Clovis today

lostlake88 said:
The earth moved above it, so I just flip it out and there it was a 3 7/16" Carter Cave Clovis arrowhead. I couldn't believe my eyes, and neither could Chuck who was right there when this unfolded. There still out there! HH
Brett

Congratulations Brett, I can tell you for a fact that it doesn’t get much better than that …it’s a mighty nice Clovis!!
11KBP
 

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JimBeHuntin'

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Re: It took 18 years: Clovis today

Congratulations LL on one beautifulllllllllllllll artifact ... that is one of the top 5-10 pieces that I've seen on the artifact forum and is definitely deserving of the banner ... again, Congratz!
 

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Re: It took 18 years: Clovis today

ive looked at this post umpteen times today that is awsome . how many times did ya pull it out your pocket to look at it before you got back to the car.that would have given me goose bumps you know the kind that makes your nipples hard enough to cut glass
 

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Re: It took 18 years: Clovis today

Very cool find LL. :icon_king:
Congrats on your banner find.
-MM-
 

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Re: It took 18 years: Clovis today

again superior point, maybe the best personal find I've seen on Tnet. Why do indian artifacts rarely, if ever, make the banner? I'm not trying to start anything here or derail the thread, just wondering. That clovis for example is most likely older than everything else combined on the banner. It's also probably worth more than many of those combined as well. Just my opinion but 10,000 year old artifacts trump hundreds of year old manufactured metal.
 

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Re: It took 18 years: Clovis today

Nice find brett :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Most of us are listening rather looking at the ground.
Bill
 

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Re: It took 18 years: Clovis today

B|lker said:
Nice find brett :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Most of us are listening rather looking at the ground.
Bill
and i still hate myself for that jamey
 

SoIll

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Re: It took 18 years: Clovis today

Killer St. Louis clovis. Lucky you! Seeing as how it's not broke I'll bet those farmer's just made it to that layer. :thumbsup:
 

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lostlake88

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Re: It took 18 years: Clovis today

Oh my lord. I can't believe all of the replies to this post. I want to thank everyone. I am a very happy man to say the least.
 

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Re: It took 18 years: Clovis today

Wow! Holy Cow! I'd be beside myself! I've been looking for about 25 years and haven't found one yet. That's a find of a lifetime! That's the kind of thing that makes me pick up every chip. You just never know what it's part of. I love when the dirt pulls up around it when I pick up a "chip".
 

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Re: It took 18 years: Clovis today

:thumbsup: Man, that is one superb looking piece! Congratulations! :thumbsup:

Steve
 

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Re: It took 18 years: Clovis today

Well deserved banner!!!!!That is the cream of the crop!!!!! :thumbsup:
 

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Re: It took 18 years: Clovis today

Awesome !!!! Great Find !!! Congratulations :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
 

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Re: It took 18 years: Clovis today

When I logged on and saw a Clovis on the banner, I wanted to know who the lucky :o was, so awesome brother! :thumbsup:
 

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