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Hi all. New member here who ran onto the treasurenet site while helping my friend look up info on an amazing collection of artifacts he just acquired. We live along the Ohio River in the midst of "mound builder" country. A little north of the very large Grave Creek Mound,
WVDCH*Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex
and a little west of Meadowcroft Rockshelter.
Heinz History Center - Meadowcroft
Needless to say, we're in an area which was quite busy, for thousands of years. The Meadowcroft rockshelter site actually caused history books to be re-written, with the finding of items older then previously found in North America.
There were actually at one time a couple of smaller mounds, no longer in existence, within walking distance from where we live, and that is the general area where these artifacts were found, by friends of my friend's family, up and down the river where some large gardens used to get plowed. I had posted a couple of pics in the "big boys" thread, and will include many more here. My friend is in charge of selling the items for his wife's elderly friend who needs the money. I hate to see the collection get broken up, and feel that it should remain in our area, but there is no way I'd be able to afford to buy it, although I may get some items for helping them out, and am going to try to buy what I can afford before it gets sold as a collection.
I've gotten the name of an archaeologist from a university near Meadowcroft, but am having a hard time getting in touch during the summer. My friend's sons have also spoken to some "dealers" and "collectors" who have some books, but I've cautioned him about dealers who will offer less than true value, so that they may turn a profit. The items have not been professionally authenticated yet, but my friends know the deceased folks who collected them, and know that they came from our general neighborhood. My friend started out not wanting to put too much time into the project, but his sons and myself are getting him to take his time to find out what he really has.
There are approx 20+ frames, with an average of 40 to 70 arrowheads in each, a 2 hole slate gorget, two dovetail spearheads which are nearly 10" in length, some tomahawk / ax heads which are nearly perfect, some hammerstones, and other various items. As I looked up items online, and ebay sold auctions, I began to realize that much of the stuff I found was no where near as nice as many of the items in this collection. It's really beginning to blow my friend's and my minds.
That's the basic story. I'm here to show some pics, and to look for any info concerning some ages, values, etc... and to see if any of the arrowheads in particular stand out as exceptional, rare, etc. Some pieces look very unusual to me. The frames are numbered for reference (although some are upside down). Any info would be greatly appreciated, and I'm certain that many true collectors here will appreciate seeing these items.
I'm not sure how many pics will fit per post, so I may do several posts to get them all on here. I've very much hoping to hear from some knowledgeable folks.
JT
WVDCH*Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex
and a little west of Meadowcroft Rockshelter.
Heinz History Center - Meadowcroft
Needless to say, we're in an area which was quite busy, for thousands of years. The Meadowcroft rockshelter site actually caused history books to be re-written, with the finding of items older then previously found in North America.
There were actually at one time a couple of smaller mounds, no longer in existence, within walking distance from where we live, and that is the general area where these artifacts were found, by friends of my friend's family, up and down the river where some large gardens used to get plowed. I had posted a couple of pics in the "big boys" thread, and will include many more here. My friend is in charge of selling the items for his wife's elderly friend who needs the money. I hate to see the collection get broken up, and feel that it should remain in our area, but there is no way I'd be able to afford to buy it, although I may get some items for helping them out, and am going to try to buy what I can afford before it gets sold as a collection.
I've gotten the name of an archaeologist from a university near Meadowcroft, but am having a hard time getting in touch during the summer. My friend's sons have also spoken to some "dealers" and "collectors" who have some books, but I've cautioned him about dealers who will offer less than true value, so that they may turn a profit. The items have not been professionally authenticated yet, but my friends know the deceased folks who collected them, and know that they came from our general neighborhood. My friend started out not wanting to put too much time into the project, but his sons and myself are getting him to take his time to find out what he really has.
There are approx 20+ frames, with an average of 40 to 70 arrowheads in each, a 2 hole slate gorget, two dovetail spearheads which are nearly 10" in length, some tomahawk / ax heads which are nearly perfect, some hammerstones, and other various items. As I looked up items online, and ebay sold auctions, I began to realize that much of the stuff I found was no where near as nice as many of the items in this collection. It's really beginning to blow my friend's and my minds.
That's the basic story. I'm here to show some pics, and to look for any info concerning some ages, values, etc... and to see if any of the arrowheads in particular stand out as exceptional, rare, etc. Some pieces look very unusual to me. The frames are numbered for reference (although some are upside down). Any info would be greatly appreciated, and I'm certain that many true collectors here will appreciate seeing these items.
I'm not sure how many pics will fit per post, so I may do several posts to get them all on here. I've very much hoping to hear from some knowledgeable folks.
JT
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