Pictures of artifacts

[Freemindedclark]

Pictures of artifacts please

I am starting this thread in the hopes that the members of this forum will flood it with pictures of all the various artifacts they have found and or collected over time. I figured this thread could provide novice hunters and collectors with a vast wealth from which to learn from and compare to.

I thank you all for helping further my education as well as others.

 

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What were bannerstones used for?

They were more of a counter weight on Atlatls . The darts would be about 6’ long . The weight of the dart and the counter weight of the atlatls bannerstone would balance the dart in the hand for better throwing accuracy.
I put together a home made atlatl with a bannerstone and purchased the materials to make the darts.
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Never saw nothing even close like it . Hard to get a good photo but it looks like a babies foot ! Size too! Fits nicely in the hand..it has 5 toes and it is stone! It’s soooo cool In person!

 

[tomclark]

 

[MAMucker]

Nice one, TC!

 

[quito]

 

[quito]

 

[tnmudman]

Heres a few, all of these are personal finds or my brothers finds. All from Warren county TN. I think one may be a greenbriar? I will try to make it the first pic.

 

[Sunny Side]

“Bust” type Birdstone made of slate. Uncommon material for type.

 

[sandchip]

Great stuff, everybody!

 

[tomclark]

Whelk Shell FL

 

[tomclark]

Ain't you folks gonna post a pic of something?? Why not? lol

 

[MAMucker]

Here’s a beauty that I found on one of my bog sites.

 

[MAMucker]

 

[southfork]

Site frame N. California personal finds from private property .

 

[sandchip]

Ain't you folks gonna post a pic of something?? Why not? lol View attachment 1762227

Killer eggstone, Tom!

Here's a couple of mine. Found them two days and fifteen feet apart.

 

[RustyRelics]

I knap arrowheads, does that count?

 

[welsbury]

Dentalium shells from Oregon,native money. Longest is 1 1/4"

 

[welsbury]

Killer eggstone, Tom!

Here's a couple of mine. Found them two days and fifteen feet apart.

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Tomclark and your two examples sandchip are extra fine. They are kind of a mystery stone too with many thoughts as to use as I recall.

 

[Mekong Mike]

I'm wondering why we don't find metal arrowheads/ points. White traders sold them to the natives by the millions.... where are they.

 

[quito]

I'm wondering why we don't find metal arrowheads/ points. White traders sold them to the natives by the millions.... where are they.

they don’t preserve in water or most soils very well.