Bird Point or Awl? - And a fossil?

[Old Pueblo]

Out with a friend today, who took me to some place out on his property to look for relics along a dry wash. Nows a good time since the Monsoon tends to wash stuff up that have been buried for centuries, and my friend lets me keep anything I find on his place. Take a look. I am also looking for some second opinions on the smaller stone piece. It looks like a little awl to me, and the larger, broken one is definitely an awl, but tell me what you think. Also have what I believe is a fossil. Ive seen other fossils that were found on the Pacific coast, and this looks very similar to that.



Also saw these guys, a blond tarantula and a bunch of these giant desert millipedes. The rain brings cools weather, which allows these otherwise nocturnal critters to come out in the daytime. Also saw a baby rattlesnake and several desert centipedes underneath old railroad ties, but they scurried away before I could get a shot. Ive seen at least 5 rattlesnakes in the past week, roadkill and alive, but I havent taken any pics as they are usually in an awkward position, where it is difficult to get a shot, or they're dead, and I have many other photos of rattlers anyway.

 

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[Old Pueblo]

Heres another shot of the point.

 

[Kurios1]

Some cool old artifacts. Also love the desert wildlife shots. I remember running across the pottery pieces when I lived out there. Cools stuff.

 

[Eleven Cents]

Nice finds. I'm stoked that the rains are finally here. Cooler weather and softer ground!

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds!

 

[dirtlooter]

we always called those drills, used for many things

 

[trapperart]

Nice finds congrats

 

[Trezurehunter]

I'm with Dirtlooter. In our parts here, we also call those drills. Multi use tools for the Indians. I don't think either of those is a bird point. And yes, your other piece looks to be a fossil of some sort.

 

[P.ALLEN]

that fossil is coral, horned rugosa probably but there are many variations in that family and genus.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Thanks everyone, you guys are the best.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Awl, drill, no matter. The archaeologists usually refer to them as an "awl" down here, but they are drills. Ive never found one like this before, but I knew it had to be an awl since Ive seen others in the same shape. I just expected them to be larger! This thing is tiny, which made me think of a bird point. The other one, had it not been broken, would have been a big one, much more like what I always expected an awl to look like.

 

[DownNDirty]

Both are drills-and that's definitely a fossil.

 

[Davers]

that fossil is coral, horned rugosa probably but there are many variations in that family and genus.

Love the 'Latin' above my 'pay Grade' tho. Still cool so not Hatin.

I wish that I could locate items like that around here , they are around but I can not find them .

Super Cool Finds, & love the Wildlife pictures as well.

 

[dirtlooter]

Awl, drill, no matter. The archaeologists usually refer to them as an "awl" down here, but they are drills. Ive never found one like this before, but I knew it had to be an awl since Ive seen others in the same shape. I just expected them to be larger! This thing is tiny, which made me think of a bird point. The other one, had it not been broken, would have been a big one, much more like what I always expected an awl to look like.

we have found some pretty small ones, as a kid, I traded my "arrowhead" finds to my uncles for 22 shells and shotgun shells to hunt with. there were certain fields that really produced after a good plow and then more after a rain.