Copper blade(?) for Larson

[tchaire]

Hi Larson--

Here is the copper blade I was talking about. Let me know what you think.

T.

 

[larson1951]

YES! Tchaire
I believe you got one
sure looks like it to me
it looks like it could cut some serious slices to me
lars

 

[tchaire]

Thanks Lars...Did you notice the corrosion on the top side of the blade (the part that would have been in the bone) is very similar to the corrosion pattern
on your blade. Do you think the part that juts out on my blade helped to secure it in the slot of the bone?

T.

 

[larson1951]

yes I think so
lars

 

[Tnmountains]

Would that be from the copper era or early trade ?

 

[larson1951]

it does not look like trade copper to me but i am not an expert on this stuff
lars

 

[joshuaream]

This blade does look like old copper (Archaic or Woodland era), how thin is it?

 

[tchaire]

I just assumed it was trade copper. We don't find very much copper on the sites we search (I'm a detectorist also so if it's there we should be finding it.) I can count on one hand how many copper artifacts have been found at our sites.
All but one, a copper culture pick, are made of similar copper to this. This particular knife is thin but very sturdy.
Thanks for the responses.

T.