Clovis point found in Suffolk, VA

[fever87]

Reposting from the "today's finds" section.
Yesterday I managed to talk my 15 y/o daughter into going out CW relic hunting with me in Suffolk, VA. I've previously found a few cannon ball frags and iron whatnots so she was geared up to find some relics. I figured she would dig my targets as I continued to search (my plan - not hers, and you really can't make a teenager do something they don't want to). So we are hunting a field when she hollers to me "I just found an arrowhead". She hurried over to me and showed me her arrowhead and I couldn't believe what she held in her hand. Too bad it had been broken in half and from the look of the marks it was probably from recent dozer work in the field. Oh well. Point is 2" long with fluting almost the full 2" on one side and on the other a very short flute. Now we need to head back to the field to locate the rest of it.

 

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[tmodel]

hello Fever!! and welcome to Tnet, AIA forum from Tmodel!! on the eastern highland rim of Tennessee. with finds i think you might need to change your hobby at least for a while, hope you can find the other piece, i am with you on fresh break. if you need a quick sifter find one of the plastic cold drink cases duck tape the side holes up so you do not get more dirt on you then the ground. mighty pretty clovis base, many are framing nice basses of that class of points. i would to if i could ever find one, ow well while i am wishing why not a 12 piece cashe.

 

[theviking]

Wow! Very cool. Dont see those very often, thanks for the view.

 

[fever87]

hello Fever!! and welcome to Tnet, AIA forum from Tmodel!! on the eastern highland rim of Tennessee. with finds i think you might need to change your hobby at least for a while, hope you can find the other piece, i am with you on fresh break. if you need a quick sifter find one of the plastic cold drink cases duck tape the side holes up so you do not get more dirt on you then the ground. mighty pretty clovis base, many are framing nice basses of that class of points. i would to if i could ever find one, ow well while i am wishing why not a 12 piece cashe.

I was going to head back out with a shovel and one of my gold prospecting classifiers to help filter the dirt. I have been hunting for arrowheads for years but have been terribly unlucky at it (last piece I found was in Oct '03!). We've searched many river banks and creeks in NE OH over the years but nada. My daughter saw this one and thought the shape was odd and that the end looked like a white "skate purse" like what we find out at the beach (though those are black). She picked it up and reliezed quickly what it was. The term "clovis" meant nothing to her but she's reading up on it now and is almost as jazzed about the find as I am. I'm still stunned.

 

[theviking]

I've been searching my garden for a year looking for the other half of a point, no luck yet. It's not unheard-of to find the missing half of an artifact, good luck. I occasionally travel to Chesapeake to hunt for sharks teeth, beautiful place to live. H.H.

 

[GaRebel1861]

Wow! That is a heart breaker for sure.

 

[masonh]

that is an incredibly cool find! a guy i know has found a couple of clovis points in the surry area in a lifetime of hunting, so i know they are in the area, was that only point found? is it quartzite?

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Wow, great find. You should grid that area real good in all light levels, dry and wet. You'll be pulling more of those beauties out for sure. Congrats,
-Ox

 

[fever87]

that is an incredibly cool find! a guy i know has found a couple of clovis points in the surry area in a lifetime of hunting, so i know they are in the area, was that only point found? is it quartzite?

Not sure what the material is. As you can see from pic I've added it looks like the exterior was mineralizing or something.

 

[WhiteCountyPaleo]

Looks like patina. You better be on the lookout for the tip.
That would make me look every year until I do. Nice find.

 

[scepter1]

Yes, great patina! Interesting to see a cross section like that, and see how deep it is.

Rich.

 

[pickaway]

Nice find...

 

[flintmel]

Looks like a recent break, keep an eye out! Nice piece, even though broke!

 

[old digger]

Go back and try and find the other half even if it means using a box screed. Old digger.