Arrowheads, re-found

[nhbenz]

Finally re-found these arrowheads and pottery shards today. Originally I found them near Sylva, North Carolina 25 years ago. -except the axe head, I don't know where that came from. The field these came from previously had THOUSANDS of similar items removed... its just amazing to me how much can be found down there. Oh, and the quarters are just there for size reference.

 

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[jon43]

Finally re-found these arrowheads and pottery shards today. Originally I found them near Sylva, North Carolina 25 years ago. -except the axe head, I don't know where that came from. The field these came from previously had THOUSANDS of similar items removed... its just amazing to me how much can be found down there. Oh, and the quarters are just there for size reference.

nice refinds. i use to hunt them in feilds and old camps in lewisburg , ky.the sad part i sold them years back. there is no were to really hunt them around were i live. thanks for the post

 

[Wetgreenie]

Wow! Looks like a lot of action went on in that area..... Too Cool!

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Excellent collection! The axe head is really nice. Where have you been hiding them all this time? Looks a little like Ais pottery .

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

N,

nice. Glad you re-found them.

Know what it's like to not be able to find something.

Moved into my present location 25 years ago, just
came across two small boxes I packed from my old
apartment. Instant collector items

have a good un...........

 

[Burdie]

I have been through this process to and will be going through it again before to long. Will be moving in a few months. Nice arrowheads and I really like the axe head. Burdie

 

[trk5capt]

nhbenz, Great Artifacts, Congrats. trk5capt...

 

[Nana40]

Great finds Ben!



I still have some fossils packed away somewhere... :P

 

[bryan]

nice refinds looks like you have some nice pieces there.....makes you wanna go out and hunt for some more doesent it!!

 

[River Rat]

Ben,

I glad you re-found your finds. They're awesome. The ones my husband & his dad found over the years since moving to this place in 1965 had been stashed away too. But, not no more...I bought cases for them & now all the old & my newly finds are properly displayed. Take that in consideration, much prettier to be seen than stashed away. I wish I had that axe head...awesome piece. I too have been finding many pottery shards.

BTW, Happy Birthday

HH

 

[nhbenz]

Thanks! Too bad so many of these were broken, but with the size of them and the number of times this field had been tilled-over, oh well. Still great fun to find! I wish arrowheads were so common up here in NH.

 

[tsgman]

Those are great and really a blast to find! Tsgman

 

[Southcacalaky]

Great artifacts, HH Art...

 

[nhbenz]

These were stashed in my folks attic since a few years after I found them. They're so happy every time I get something out of their house, but I'm still renting since housing prices have gone nuts up here. By the way Rtde3, NO. And next time, maybe you should do a little research.

 

[badandy]

Nice points! Looks like alot of quartzite with several colors between them. The axe is a full groove axe and are the oldest of axes. Congrats and keep hunting them, thats quite a bit of pottery as well. HH

 

[nhbenz]

Thanks Badandy, would you happen to know the who/where/when this type of axe head was produced (even roughly)? As I mentioned, I don't know where it came from... It was left in my folks home (here in NH) when they bought it, but I've always wondered if this was from a local tribe or if it was a transplant. Thanks. -Ben

 

[Noodle]

Great collection!! That ax head is awesome!

I'm envious because the land I live on was, in eons past, an Indian village of sorts. Hundreds of arrowheads and tools have been found over the years during cotton planting seasons. Pickings are pretty slim now, so every time I find a rock of any sort is a celebration. This land doesn't have rock one naturally. There's a site a few miles NE of here called Poverty Point, which was a massive Indian city about 3,000 years ago. It was a trading hub for south central Indians. Points of all sizes, makes found here, some brought from as far away as the Great Lakes (they can tell by the stone). Wonderful history if anyone is interested. Anyway, the bayou that runs along my property eventually winds its way up through the Poverty Point area. Sweet to think that 3,000 years ago, my little 90 acre plot was really not isolated at all; trade was active and families visited each other in other villages within a 50-100 mile radius. Many site have been located locally.

Thanks for sharing the pics! I agree with others; display them. There are some good books out that can tell you what type of points they are, what they were used for, and what area of the country they may have come from.

- Noodle

 

[badandy]

Ben,
I'm not sure about those being found in NH, but it's quite possible. If you could send me a better close up pic. of it so I can see the material it's made from that would help identify where it might be from. I will check up on some info and will send you a P.M. about what I find as far as date and whoand where. Might not be until the 11th, 12th, or 13th before I know some def. for you but I will find out what I can. Pics. that will be very helpful before then would be standing the axe up and taking pics. from all sides (top, bottom,sides, front, and back). With those pics. I can tell you if the person that made the axe was left or right handed and even which was at the top of the stick it was hafted on. Happy to help anyway I can. HH
Andy

 

[The Seeker]

Nice collection.....Only found a few arrow points in my day ....but there are areas here in western N.Y. where they have found some ancient Indian Relics.....