Adena Blade

[Adena_man]

I found this Adena in a tobacco field just outside of Lexington, KY.

 

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[glasskeeper]

That's a very nice find! Like the workmanship not to mention the size of it. Happy hunting! Jim.

 

[fossis]

Fantastic find,

Fossis...................

 

[Adena_man]

That's a very nice find! Like the workmanship not to mention the size of it. Happy hunting! Jim.

Thanks Jim! It is symetrical on both sides. The artisan who made it definitely put a lot of work into it. I'm surprised it did not get dinged by the plow and disk.

Good luck!

Brian

 

[Adena_man]

Fantastic find,

Fossis...................

Thanks Fossis! I don't get to find many like this one any more. A lot of what you find are broken or dinged up by decades of plowing and tilling.

Good luck!

Brian

 

[Johnny X]

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L.


I love it.

keep em coming

xstevenx

 

[badandy]

Adena Robbins with ears like that and a big example of the type as well, Congrats!
badandy

 

[River Rat]

W W!! Remarkable find.

RR

 

[Abbey]

Fabulous point! Great find-- keep those eyes on the ground!! Thanks for sharing-
Ab

 

[Adena_man]

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L.


I love it.

keep em coming

xstevenx

Thanks Steven! I'd love to find another one like it!

Good luck!

Brian

 

[Adena_man]

Adena Robbins with ears like that and a big example of the type as well, Congrats!
badandy

Thanks Badandy! Any idea of what material that is? I really need to learn more about lithic materials.


Good luck!

Brian

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

You find some amazing artifacts. Nice job!

 

[Adena_man]

W W!! Remarkable find.

RR

Thanks River Rat! The point was the only thing sticking out of the ground. I figured it was another broken piece. I was pleasantly surprised!

Good luck!

Brian

 

[Adena_man]

Fabulous point! Great find-- keep those eyes on the ground!! Thanks for sharing-
Ab

Hey Abbey! That was one of those badly needed confidence builders! The dirt was still loose from a lack of rain and I hadn't really found anything after about 60 rows. I would love to see a good soaking rain come in for a day. I'm sure that I stepped over a few and never knew they were there.

Good luck!

Brian

 

[Adena_man]

You find some amazing artifacts. Nice job!

Thanks Country Girl! I'm lucky to have a good field to hunt. It's hard to believe that I have been hunting this field off and on for 30 years (I started hunting when I was 10)and it still keeps producing.

Good luck!

Brian

 

[ohioriver hunter]

I found this Adena in a tobacco field just outside of Lexington, KY.

WOW!! Real nice find! I know there are plenty of great fields in KY. still producing. I,m no expert on flint types,though I have just recently became very motivated in learning more cause it seems I find so many big chunks of different flints and other material around here. I have KY. finds made of same flint . i,ll have to read up and see if I can find something. none the less congratulations on a great find Jeff

 

[Adena_man]

I found this Adena in a tobacco field just outside of Lexington, KY.

WOW!! Real nice find! I know there are plenty of great fields in KY. still producing. I,m no expert on flint types,though I have just recently became very motivated in learning more cause it seems I find so many big chunks of different flints and other material around here. I have KY. finds made of same flint . i,ll have to read up and see if I can find something. none the less congratulations on a great find Jeff

Thanks Jeff! I am hoping we get a big rain Thursday and Friday like they keep saying. I will definitely be out in the field early Saturday morning if we do!

Brian

 

[badandy]

Sorry it took so long for a reply, but have no idea on material.
badandy

 

[Adena_man]

Sorry it took so long for a reply, but have no idea on material.
badandy

No problem. I need to "Learn my lithics" I've got the basics down, but need to learn the other types in my area. Do you of any good websites for learning about material types?

Good luck!

 

[Adena_man]

They are cutting and housing tobacco in Central KY now. I'm going to walk my field early tomorrow morning before it gets blistering hot. I'm hoping to find another Adena like this one. A lot of Adena points have been showing up in the field this year. I just might get lucky again.
I found out some info on the Adena people in a book that I bought. It said that the average Adena male was about 6' 5" tall and the average Adena female was about 6' tall. I guess at my height of 6' 2", I would be called "short stuff". They got this info by measuring the skeletons found in some of the burials years ago. They also had a heirarchy, which had rulers and "upper class" citizens. Then they had the "working class" citizens. This, in my opinion, could have led to their downfall as the "lower class" citizens probably got fed up with the rulers and "upper class". This could have sparked a revolution of sorts which caused an overthrow of the ruling class. The Adena people seemed to disappear from the landscape. A lot of them were probably absorbed into other tribes or maybe they formed new tribes. We can only speculate.