One of my best hunts in a while. Archaic stone tools, Fur Trade, possible fossil.

[Aureus]

Had one of those epic week-ends I haven't had in a while. The weather was just perfect, so I hit three areas with potential. One of them did occasionally throw at me some stone artifacts but I would rarely find more than one in any given year. Well I just multiplied it seven fold! On top of it, some of them are of the top shelve quality.

My favorite was this relic that I still haven't managed to positively ID, but it could be a highly polished slate or nephrite hide stretcher or adze.
Still can't believe it survived in a such a great condition on the plowed field. Any opinions on its use, composition and age?






Had an other amazing surprise. Found this piece that at first I believed to be a stone scrapper. Nothing exceptional but still a very cool relic...



Than, while reorganising my display case, noticed something strange...
Back in 2015 I have found my very first partial Archaic point. I still remember how excited I was back than. The stone it was made of and its sharpness reminded me of that previous piece I have mentioned.



Without much hope, I decided to verify if the two pieces fit together... And Voilà!



Couldn't believe my eyes! To find both pieces on a plowed field, five years apart.. just mind blowing! Did some repair work on it and it looks great on display.



Also, found some stone arrow points.

A possible Levanna type.



And one I haven't yet managed to ID



Three in the last week or so.



As well as a partial spear or knife of a similar material as the one I've managed to restore.



Than, as it wasn't enough, an other cool surprise, a possible fossil. Looks like a leaf patterns on both sides.Plus, on the top part of the other side, what appears to be a footprint.



Couldn't finish my day without an other Trade axe. It didn't survive as well as the much older stone tools



Had many more great finds this weekend on an other site. Will be making a post about them in a few days.

Thanks for the comments.

 

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[Aureus]

those points and tools are amazing. congrats on matching the two halves. A friend of mine managed to do that with a couple of pieces found a considerable distance apart on two different hunts

Thanks jewlerguy Still can't believe my luck that day.

 

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[Aureus]

If those finds as a group aren’t banner worthy nothing is . The ax if archaic is beautiful. Post them in the North American native artifact section. A lot of knowledgeable people on there.

Thanks Gaspipe. I did post it there.

 

[Aureus]

Love those pieces and the story. Congrats on some great finds.

I can't imagine the odds of the same person finding those two pieces five years apart. What's even more amazing is having the memory to mentally piece them together to see if they fit together.

Outstanding!!

Thanks PetesPockets55. Yes, some pretty crazy odds

 

[Aureus]

Congrats on some great looking points. To be able to find the two pieces five years apart, is nothing short of a miracle. I'd go buy a lotto ticket next.

I just might.

 

[Aureus]

Congratulations on the match up.
Top shelf hunt.

Thanks pepperj

 

[Aureus]

Congrats on the finds! The points are awesome.

Thanks Gene Mean