A Genuine Haskett

[welsbury]

Received my new Overstreet book a few days ago and was tickled to see one of my submitted pieces was accepted. Picture was kinda poor so here are some old but clearer pics.I put this piece on the old PROS site but have never shown it anywhere else. Found this in early 80's at a private ranch. All that was sticking out was about an inch of the base. Pulled it out and nearly peed my pants. I knew exactly what it was though I had never seen a whole one.Haskett are extremely rare to find undamaged. We find some bases and they are nowhere in particular like a possible camp.I feel very fortunate to have found this one, it is a very fine perfect example. It has classic percussion clam shell flaking with very heavily ground basal edges. It is a little over 7" and made of a grey obsidian though some have suggested dacite.One of my favorite pieces for sure.

 

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[arrow86]

Wow! That’s a beautiful blade thanks for posting they don’t get much nicer than that

 

[joshuaream]

They don’t get much nicer, or older than that. Wowzers that is an amazing relic.

 

[welsbury]

Thank you Joshua. I remember you told me about the El Jobo people when I showed this on PROS. They are very similar and seem related. You have quite a collection of these artifacts too as I remember.

 

[welsbury]

Thanks Arrow. I understand they were a thrusting spear type weapon. A mastodon sticker

 

[11KBP]

Beautiful point!
Outstanding personal find, I'd be very proud of that one too.

 

[Paleo_joe]

The find of 10 lifetimes!

 

[quito]

That is one heck of a find!

Congrats on getting it published!

 

[NCPeaches]

More than amazing! I can't even imagine how it must've felt to find it!

 

[sandchip]

Mercy, that's just stupendous. Must've been like pulling a rope out of the ground!

Oh, and thanks for sharing something like that with us. Sure beats all the "effigies" we endure on a daily basis.

 

[old digger]

Boy, what a beauty!

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Awesome piece! Definitely one of the best ever found.

I submitted a bunched pieces and hope a few made it in.

 

[rock]

SMOKER!!!

 

[Charl]

If I lived out that way, that would be the holy grail of points on my wish list. Even more so then a Clovis. Thanks for sharing that fantastic find.

 

[tnmudman]

Congratulations on having it published, thanks for sharing it.I can only imagine the thrill of pulling that out of the ground, its just a g10 smoker

 

[GB Paleo]

That's as good as any Artifact gets. The workmanship and size on it is incredible for its age. Its hard to be sure from the pictures but appears to have been re-sharpened along the way to which would have probably made its original length approach the monster Haskett from Utah. I've been lucky to find a few over the years but none of that size. Congrats on a find of a lifetime!!

 

[welsbury]

More than amazing! I can't even imagine how it must've felt to find it!

I remember it real well,satisfied, grateful,tickled to the bone guy I was.

 

[welsbury]

Mercy, that's just stupendous. Must've been like pulling a rope out of the ground!

Oh, and thanks for sharing something like that with us. Sure beats all the "effigies" we endure on a daily basis.

You know that moment hoping on hope that it,s all there

 

[welsbury]

Awesome piece! Definitely one of the best ever found.

I submitted a bunched pieces and hope a few made it in.

Thanks Grim. I submitted 3 pieces and this one made it.

 

[welsbury]

If I lived out that way, that would be the holy grail of points on my wish list. Even more so then a Clovis. Thanks for sharing that fantastic find.

Thank you Charl. Am glad you got to see it. They truly are a scarce and hard to find whole artifact.More so than Clovis around this part of the West I believe.