Check this out! from Todays Finds

[yakker]

Check this out! from 'Today's Finds'

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/451670-one-those-mixed-period-site-kind-days.html

I thought some here would like to see

 

[Mark Todd]

That is a neat looking point yakker . Your eyes are as good on TNET as they are hounding out triangles in your neck of the woods. The way that largest point was chipped and rebevelled makes it look like a hybrid between a "stemmed" and a rare "corner notch". I'm guessing I'm not the only one here that's found a few old coins while arrowhead hunting either. Thanks for posting that yakker. Actually I think it would be interesting to see some of the unintended finds that have been discovered while pursuing artifacts. Anyway thanks again for posting those.

 

[rock]

That is one nice looking knife its amazing it isn't broken.

 

[Dug]

Actually I think it would be interesting to see some of the unintended finds that have been discovered while pursuing artifacts. Anyway thanks again for posting those.

Unintended finds. I prefer to think of them as Serendipity. I'm a relic digger who sometimes lucks into artifacts that the metal detector does not read. I always have my eyes on the ground when detecting for non metallic surface finds such as pipe stems, glass buttons etc. Once in a while the blind squirrel gets a nut and I eyeball points. I will be the first to admit that I know little about points and I am amazed at how others can recognize and date just by shape and cut. Within the next few days I will post some pics of points I have found with rough locations for all to see in this forum; maybe you all can lend your wisdom and date them for me?

For entertainment, I will post a pic of a point that I almost discarded. I was in an area about 40 miles SW of Charleston. I was near a red brick house site that dates from the early 1900s on a dirt trail in the deep woods. I had a deep signal from my detector and was carefully removing soil from the hole when I saw a chip of red brick in the bottom of the hole. I hand swept it out and worked deeper in the hole and turned out a chunk of sheet brass. As I was hand sweeping the excavated soil back into the hole I happened to notice that what I thought was a red brick chip was in fact a point. Likely it was made from Savannah River Agate (Chert). I bow to the forum to advise what they think the origin of the point may be. Serendipity don't you think?

 

[yakker]

Hey Dug! Hope you don't mind that I stole your post and ricocheted it over here... I just wanted all us snow-bound puppies to get a good look. Here's a page which may help you. I'm not from where you are, so, unlike coins and detecting stuff, place really really matters when it comes to design, lithic and name (and name can be a truly tricky thing, so I'll be deferring to those more local to you), but in the mean time, take a look. You have a little worn-out stemmed point which may have been bifurcated at one point or another (bifurcated+ ears- so the base kicks out in 2 lobes at the bottom of the point)
Projectilepoints

I'm looking forward to seeing what you post! Always so nice to have a new face at the party
and yes... serendipity indeed. One of my favorite words

 

[Dug]

Hey Dug! Hope you don't mind that I stole your post and ricocheted it over here... I just wanted all us snow-bound puppies to get a good look.
Projectilepoints

I'm looking forward to seeing what you post! Always so nice to have a new face at the party
and yes... serendipity indeed. One of my favorite words

Appreciated the lift to the Artifacts forum. Always willing to learn.

 

[Dug]

Shot looking down at the tip of the point. The edge kind of runs askew before returning parallel. Almost as if the a chip broke off and a repair was made?