Has anybody been lucky to pick up American Indian metal artifacts? How do they really look like?
I failed to find threads with subject finds... Pls point me where I can read about them?!
No, it was an era where the use of copper by certain demographics of NAs was prominent...also it was strictly copper, not bronze which is an alloy of copper.Is Copper Culture another name for Bronze Age?
No, it was an era where the use of copper by certain demographics of NAs was prominent...also it was strictly copper, not bronze which is an alloy of copper.
Also the 'Bronze Age' is mostly centered/referring to Europe.
Has anybody been lucky to pick up American Indian metal artifacts? How do they really look like?
Central Great Plains
I have hunted number of historic village sites and camp sites in the central Great Plains and adjoining High Plains region. The village sites are much more productive in metal artifacts than the campsites which saw intermittent use. When hunting historic village sites you get a much better idea of how resourceful the NA’s were at recycling trade good items.
The historic Plains tribes became very adept at making their own metal arrow points, some tribes more so than others. I have seen Cheyenne made examples (High Plains region) that look nearly as good as blacksmith made points. The below two pictures consist of points I have found on Plains village sites and demonstrate quite a variation in styles made by the same group of people.
The first picture is of NA-made iron points and the second picture is of NA-made brass points. These points were made from recycled trade goods.