🥇 BANNER CLOVIS! My Oldest Find EVER!

[oxbowbarefoot]

Two days later and I'm still just as giddy as when I found this.

Monday after work I decided to take a little drive down to Massachusetts to a colonial farm site along the Connecticut River where I have had some luck with my detector. After swinging the coil for a while in a lower field and only turing up a few flat buttons, I decided to try my luck in the upper field which had recently been turned over. The soil was really dry and the dust was awful. Disgruntled, I figured I would do one more pass hoping to dig at least one good keeper for the day. I always look down when I'm detecting, so its not uncommon for me to find the occasional arrowhead or flake, but what I saw laying on the ground shocked me. Staring up from the dusty earth was the most perfect point I had ever seen. I just about through my detector and shovel in excitement. I didn't even think to take an in-situ picture, I just picked it up and kept saying "oh my god, oh my god." In my hand I held my very first Paleo point, this wonderfully fluted Clovis! The point is 4 1/8" long, 1 1/2" wide. I can't wait to get back there and search for more!

 

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[oxbowbarefoot]

Jason, thanks for stopping by. That point is incredible for sure! It would have been nice if we found more of those points or some shillings today. But that's why it's called hunting. I'm going to go talk to the guy that owns the overgrown field we went to and find out whats going on with it. The old house in front was a tavern at some point according to the old guy that owned the field. There has to be some awesome stuff still there? Hopefully I get caught up on work soon and get some time to take you up on your offer to hunt those foundations before the snow fly's? Talk to you soon mister.

We'll find the goodies next time, brother. Weather permitting, I'll be back in Mass. on Columbus Day.

 

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[Evolution]

Here's a few pictures of the one I found. Found near the Normans Kill.

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

That looks like a Clovis preform to me. The flutes haven't been taken out yet, but the platforms are there. Thanks for sharing!

 

[fongu]

Beautiful find and it pays to keep your eyes open. I used to think Clovis points were smaller, but found out different from these forums. It sure got my heart rate up just looking at this beautiful point and hope this area gives up more artifacts to you.

 

[Peter Iredale]

That is nice. Ive always been a fan of paleo indian artifacts in the U.S. I love the stone age. If you can you should drive to oregon to portland and go to sauvie island and there there is a 700 year old chinookin village underground sunken and thousands of perfectly preserved items found but id be careful because its being protected by archeologists from grave diggibg which is a good idea but just a suggestion

 

[mickael]

I'd rather find one of those any day

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

That is nice. Ive always been a fan of paleo indian artifacts in the U.S. I love the stone age. If you can you should drive to oregon to portland and go to sauvie island and there there is a 700 year old chinookin village underground sunken and thousands of perfectly preserved items found but id be careful because its being protected by archeologists from grave diggibg which is a good idea but just a suggestion

Thanks for the tip, but I wouldn't be interested in collecting at a protected site.

 

[HD Paulie]

SWEET!!

 

[cheese]

Awesome find! That's something I have found many times... in my dreams.

 

[Ahab8]

Oxbow that is such an incredible find! I know people love your pretty old coins (me included) but this Clovis point goes back to a time that is hard to comprehend. Really happy for Ya man. 99.999999% of us will never find something that matches that

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Oxbow that is such an incredible find! I know people love your pretty old coins (me included) but this Clovis point goes back to a time that is hard to comprehend. Really happy for Ya man. 99.999999% of us will never find something that matches that

Thanks, Ahab. It's definitely my favorite (and by far my most valuable) find so far. I've been lucky enough to meet Dr. Gramly and other members of the ASAA and work with them at a Paleo site not far from where I found my Clovis. You're certainly in a good area to find Native American artifacts, including Paleo.

 

[Ahab8]

Thanks, Ahab. It's definitely my favorite (and by far my most valuable) find so far. I've been lucky enough to meet Dr. Gramly and other members of the ASAA and work with them at a Paleo site not far from where I found my Clovis. You're certainly in a good area to find Native American artifacts, including Paleo.

Ox I went to a lecture last year done by a local young female archaeologist. She was incredibly passionate and also metal detects. We must have sat and talked for an hour after the lecture. The early Native American relics are what she is most passionate about. She asked me if I could help her with the detector and told me she would reach me more about these Native American items and take me to some areas where we could possibly find some. I would love to expand my knowledge and start branching out a bit. I'm excited to have a friend who's an archaeologist that doesn't think everybody with a detector is doing something terrible.
On another note the 9th of November is the one year anniversary of finding the tree coin. I'm hoping to get to a new site with a lot of activity in the mud to late 1600s to see if I can find #2. I know it's a fantasy but you never know. I'm actually working in Vt right now in Stowe. You're in Vt correct?

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Ox I went to a lecture last year done by a local young female archaeologist. She was incredibly passionate and also metal detects. We must have sat and talked for an hour after the lecture. The early Native American relics are what she is most passionate about. She asked me if I could help her with the detector and told me she would reach me more about these Native American items and take me to some areas where we could possibly find some. I would love to expand my knowledge and start branching out a bit. I'm excited to have a friend who's an archaeologist that doesn't think everybody with a detector is doing something terrible.
On another note the 9th of November is the one year anniversary of finding the tree coin. I'm hoping to get to a new site with a lot of activity in the mud to late 1600s to see if I can find #2. I know it's a fantasy but you never know. I'm actually working in Vt right now in Stowe. You're in Vt correct?

That's cool, Ahab. It's always nice to work with collector friendly archaeologists. Many archaeologists get a bad reputation with detectorists, but often that reputation is unearned. I've known a few who are happy about the contributions of detectorists.

And yes, I am in Vermont now. A ways away from Stowe though. But let me know if you ever want to get out for a hunt.