Crazy Hunt Close-Ups #1

[DoctorJones]

As a follow-up to my original post entitled Crazy Piece / Crazy Hunt, many have requested close up pics of some the artifacts I posted in order to qualify the quality of the finds by the knapping and workmanship inherent to worked peices intended for use.
I'm not posting close ups of every piece as one it's a lot of work and don't have the time and two, well let's just leave it there...
Another post will follow this one as I ran out of file space for this post.
Thanks for viewing and your comments!

 

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[Nwohseeker]

Started this post then went back to double check and I don't see the quite nice scrapper in pic 27 and 28 I believe in your group shot from your other post. So if you are going to try to defend your other post please only post close ups of the pieces in that post. The people here that you say don't understand your site definatly have more years of experience combined between them than you or I ever will. Don't take offense to educated opinions that differ from yours take the time to look at the big picture and learn. You have artifacts in this post but as I said I don't see the scraper in your other post, don't tarnish any credibility simply trying to prove a point.

 

[arrow86]

Definitely some worked pieces but still what I would call debitage with some scrapers

 

[smokeythecat]

Most of the pieces are worked tools, but some are not, the second group from the last especially.

 

[DoctorJones]

Started this post then went back to double check and I don't see the quite nice scrapper in pic 27 and 28 I believe in your group shot from your other post. So if you are going to try to defend your other post please only post close ups of the pieces in that post. The people here that you say don't understand your site definatly have more years of experience combined between them than you or I ever will. Don't take offense to educated opinions that differ from yours take the time to look at the big picture and learn. You have artifacts in this post but as I said I don't see the scraper in your other post, don't tarnish any credibility simply trying to prove a point.

The thin finely flaked scraper came from this site on a previous hunt and included it to show the quality of finds coming off this site. ALL others were from the original post, just hard to see from the picture as the towel material the items were placed on unfortunately covered up many of the bases of the pieces and pieces toward the back were resting on one another, not well spaced out. Will find different material to place the peices on next time. Not trying to prove a point and please don't take this personally, but I don't need any credibility from anyone in this forum. I'm not a neophyte rookie in this hobby, not saying I still don't have something to learn but definitely don't need any help identify genuine artifacts from junk rock or debitage...

 

[Hunter1499]

Again, some tools. Majority look like bipolar percussion core fragments at best. Many flints will fracture in ways that look worked. Very common in the archaeological record. There are good references out there that will help you tell them apart.

 

[DoctorJones]

Again, some tools. Majority look like bipolar percussion core fragments at best. Many flints will fracture in ways that look worked. Very common in the archaeological record. There are good references out there that will help you tell them apart.

Thanks for your feedback and comment...

 

[unclemac]

...some gravers and maybe drills too...

 

[Nwohseeker]

The thin finely flaked scraper came from this site on a previous hunt and included it to show the quality of finds coming off this site. ALL others were from the original post, just hard to see from the picture as the towel material the items were placed on unfortunately covered up many of the bases of the pieces and pieces toward the back were resting on one another, not well spaced out. Will find different material to place the peices on next time. Not trying to prove a point and please don't take this personally, but I don't need any credibility from anyone in this forum. I'm not a neophyte rookie in this hobby, not saying I still don't have something to learn but definitely don't need any help identify genuine artifacts from junk rock or debitage...

Humor me and point out the piece in pics 12 through 14 in your original post?

 

[MAMucker]

I see some fine examples of delicate and rough utilized tools. They may have been expedient butchering tools as you say, based on your description of the area. They are interesting artifacts.

However, your opening Post made it sound like it was your 1st time on that site. Your title grabbed my attention, but the photos were useless.

Then you mocked and encouraged others to mock and disparaged our comments (which you invited).

The commotion drew in some very negative creepers who have never posted on this forum.

You own that! -not us.

New permission yields massive haul in just one hour! Scrapers, drills, blades, weird tools and this thingymajig! Flint area of field measures roughly 100yrds wide by 300yrds long. So thick with flint it crunches with every step...Been hunting and collecting artifacts for roughly 30 years, never seen anything like this. Can't post every find but will post wierd and significant items I think may be of interest to the group.

 

[GoExplore]

I have very limited knowledge and experience, but I certainly see some scrapers/tools here and would have been happy to find them and add them to my collection. Some, I agree, are flakes. I sift through similar pieces here in the southwest all the time. I keep the ones with worked edges and leave the rest, unless my daughters think the flint is a pretty color.

 

[A2coins]

Nice peices got alot of sorting to do Good finds