Copper point found in the Yukon

[tamrock]

This was sent to me via email last night. Pretty interesting I thought.

Lucky find gives archeologists glimpse into early hunting technology in Yukon - North - CBC News

 

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[arrow86]

That is really cool , that cooper point looks deadly and the barbs they carved into the antler is unreal.

 

[rock]

Now thats different

 

[sawmill man]

One of them have been on my bucket list. of all the shoe boxes and butter bowls of points i own. i want a copper if its my last one.

 

[arrow86]

Cool stuff

 

[Old Pueblo]

Good read. I didn't know the Alaskan natives used coppery points back then. That looks like an amazing find, too. The insitu photos are amazing, as well.

 

[tamrock]

Good read. I didn't know the Alaskan natives used coppery points back then. That looks like an amazing find, too. The insitu photos are amazing, as well.

Yeah I do wonder where the source of that copper point came from? I can only think it was made from native copper, as I've never herd of any indigenous North Americans refine copper from ores. The workmanship on that point is pretty astonishing to me.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Yeah I do wonder where the source of that copper point came from? I can only think it was made from native copper, as I've never herd of any indigenous North Americans refine copper from ores. The workmanship on that point is pretty astonishing to me.

Yes, its kind of buried at the bottom there, I think is where it was. It says it was made from a placer nugget of copper from a creek in the southwestern part of the Yukon, and is about 1000 years old. And judging by the looks of it, whoever made that thing made more of them, because he was an expert craftsman.

 

[tamrock]

Yes, its kind of buried at the bottom there, I think is where it was. It says it was made from a placer nugget of copper from a creek in the southwestern part of the Yukon, and is about 1000 years old. And judging by the looks of it, whoever made that thing made more of them, because he was an expert craftsman.

Oh, guess I didn't read the full story. I was thinking this would have sure come a long way if it was from like a place the native copper of upper Michigan is found. Gosh you would think there'd be some more artifacts such as this one out in the area this one was found, but it sounds like you'd need a helicopter to look for anymore.