Quartz Knife, Awl, and pottery disc

[JohnDee1]

As the title says, here are some artifacts from the Mississippian site I hunt. First point from the site as well. By the curvature of the tool and proximity to faunal remains, I reckon it’s a knife.(Might be wrong) Awl is neat as well, might be deer antler. No idea what the disc was used for, but it’s burnished at the bottom. Also found my first flake from the site. Thanks for reading.

 

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[antmike915]

The disc is interesting, not sure what it's purpose was either (if it had a purpose). The quartz piece appears to be a broken tip to a knife, it looks to be a old break at the bottom. Nice finds regardless 👌

 

[MAMucker]

Very cool.
Please post pictures of both sides.
The bone awl (white tail antlers do not have hollow centers)is a nice find.
The small Quartz point looks whole to me. Others see it as a broken tip.

It’s always struck me as odd that as the contact period approached, small Quartz triangles (a style that spans multiple periods in my region)became progressively clumsy and crude.

 

[Tdog]

The round pottery fragment may be the bottom of a vessel or a game piece but the latter is usually more refined. I'll go with bone awl and quartz tip on the other two.

 

[CreekSide]

I find those pottery disc sometimes usually at least one a year

 

[Tnmountains]

Nice artifacts. I always heard the clay disc where for games for the the young ones. Have found a few.

 

[yakker]

Very cool.
Please post pictures of both sides.
The bone awl (white tail antlers do not have hollow centers)is a nice find.
The small Quartz point looks whole to me. Others see it as a broken tip.

It’s always struck me as odd that as the contact period approached, small Quartz triangles (a style that spans multiple periods in my region)became progressively clumsy and crude.

Regarding late quartz points, I'd imagine that's because they weren't relying on hunting and gathering quite as much as they used to. In earlier times, groups were nomadic, hunting and gathering along the way to and from good lands and waters. Later, there was more permanence, settlements kinda-sorta, with more agrarian pursuits. Less trading for better lithic. Just a hunch.

 

[MAMucker]

Regarding late quartz points, I'd imagine that's because they weren't relying on hunting and gathering quite as much as they used to. In earlier times, groups were nomadic, hunting and gathering along the way to and from good lands and waters. Later, there was more permanence, settlements kinda-sorta, with more agrarian pursuits. Less trading for better lithic. Just a hunch.

Maybe so. I have a hunch too. That there were many large group sicknesses and catastrophes that knocked out periodical cultures and the skills with them. It’s hard to understand how the stone age (though diverse) lasted so long on one continent.

 

[CaptEsteban]

Hollow bones are almost always from birds.

 

[Georgivs]

Shell mound finds? I've only found bone preserved in shell mounds

 

[Tdog]

Not sure what your bone is but Deer ulna are a common bone used for awls.

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