2018 Begins Well

[georgia flatlander]

I've been waiting on cooler weather, and finally some rain allowed for a little erosion and softer dirt. I was poking around about 12" in the dirt and heard the familiar strike of stone on metal.
Found 7 or 8 intact tools/knives/points and around 12-14 broken of the same.
These two aren't related, but were about 6" away from each other. Very fortunate to begin this year with a great find.
Any guesses as to type? South Georgia, a few miles above Fort Gaines.

 

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[reuellis]

Holy smokes!

 

[georgia flatlander]

The only thing I can find that looks very close is an Etley, but they are usually found much farther north. Probably a trade item.

 

[coosakid]

Damn.... You find some pretty​ big points..... Very cool and unique

 

[arrow86]

Wow they are both killers what material do you think the big one is?

 

[georgia flatlander]

Wow they are both killers what material do you think the big one is?

It looks like quartz to me. One side seems to be less finished than the other and still has an unknapped spot on it.

 

[georgia flatlander]

Damn.... You find some pretty​ big points..... Very cool and unique

I count my blessings every time I get to go out there. In the 40-odd previous years I've been hunting, I found one point that was 5" long out of thousands. Now I've found a few longer than that, so I'm looking at it as some payback for hours spent. That, and an extreme amount of luck; anybody could've stumbled upon the site.

 

[NCPeaches]

Wow! That's a super nice one! No telling what else is out there and can't wait to see them when you find them.

 

[arrow86]

I count my blessings every time I get to go out there. In the 40-odd previous years I've been hunting, I found one point that was 5" long out of thousands. Now I've found a few longer than that, so I'm looking at it as some payback for hours spent. That, and an extreme amount of luck; anybody could've stumbled upon the site.

I wonder how many of the points everybody finds started out as long as that one and are reworked multiple times after breaking.

 

[georgia flatlander]

I wonder how many of the points everybody finds started out as long as that one and are reworked multiple times after breaking.

I ask myself that every time I find a broken point. The chance of this particular blade being broken is very high. When I hit it with my rake it could have easily shattered. We've probably pulled over 500 whole and broken items from this particular spot. One day I'd like to sit down and see what matches up.

 

[georgia flatlander]

Wow! That's a super nice one! No telling what else is out there and can't wait to see them when you find them.

Thanks for noticing, I'm pretty excited about it. Of course, I also get excited about any artifact. I'll post them as I find them, and I'm glad the hot weather is over so I can get back to hunting again.

 

[balddawg]

Nice!

 

[rock]

Looks like a Rayholite but it could be the patina on it. You are rite Etley is to far might be a Bolen Plain and if so its worth some big $ due to the size of it

 

[captain redbeard]

Wow, that thing is massive. Nice

 

[georgia flatlander]

This was the result of the entire hunt. Lots of brokes, but I'm happy!

 

[tnmudman]

Just amazing on that biggest one. Congrats I hope you find a few more like it.

 

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