artifact or native copper?

[kevin green]

found in new hope mn 1960's. looks like an axe head

weighs 10 lbs 7in x 9 in

 

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[umrgolf]

the pic isnt there?? try posting in the what is it section, someone should be able to id it for you

 

[Alnitak]

I fixed your link. It looks like either slag or natural float copper.

Jeff

 

[Nashoba]

I fixed your link. It looks like either slag or natural float copper.

Jeff

I have to agree. Most likely slag but then again it depends on where you were hunting. There are still some big ol chunks of copper out there, even though it is the fastest depleting metal on earth.
Nice digs!!!

~Nash~

 

[seger98]

I dig a lot of "old copper culture" artifacts every year, it looks to me to be a piece of float copper!

 

[relic lover]

I dig a lot of "old copper culture" artifacts every year

Wow I want to hunt with you!!

 

[kevin green]

 

[kevin green]

 

[kevin green]

 

[kevin green]

bubbled on one side smooth(er) on the other. isnt that consistant with the white willow fired forgings? could this be a very early example? rudimentry forging thru softening and pounding, not casting per se?

could it be prehistoric ? just guessing, I have no expertise!










































'white willow fire pit

 

[johnnyi]

In what state did you find this? To me it looks too large and regular to be natural float, but it may be worked float. I've dug a lot of ancient primitive slag (in Bolivia) and I don't believe it is slag, as slag is most often stratified with impurities. It seems most likely (to me) to be a final product of primitive smelting or pounding. (*under 'treasure legends" ("Inca treasure") I posted a few pics of smelted copper/bronze which had been smelted and formed into plates which look very much like your relic/material. I'll try to dig out a few more to photograph. Again though, it would help to know the geographic area where you found your piece.)

 

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I dig a lot of "old copper culture" artifacts every year, it looks to me to be a piece of float copper!

I agree, it looks like prehistoric float copper.
Nice job!
Dave.

 

[kevin green]

I found it in new hope minnesota a western suburb of minneapolis. western edge of mississippi river valley. maybe 5-6 miles from the mississippi river

 

[johnnyi]

Greenthing, as you know, you are smack in the area of the copper culture. Here is a link which migbht be useful, as it shows some locations of artifacts such as your's found in Minn. http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache...iece+of+float+copper&cd=7&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

 

[kevin green]

very nice site.

here is something I just posted. kind of a funny story

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,288435.0.html

 

[allen]

welcome to treasurenet !!
looks like someone was trying to shape
something out of that chunk of copper !

 

[kevin green]

" top"
notice has an edge along the whole top.

"bottom"
notice it has a broader spot on the bottom maybe so it would rest on the handle if an axe

why wouldnt the sharper edge continue all the way around?

 

[kevin green]

the front and back edges

 

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