Early Tennessee Tools

[Th3rty7]

These tools were found along the Duck river in Tn. back in the late 60's through early 70's. Many are part of the Dalton culture toolkit, some are earlier. Pictured are uniface knives, multipurpose tools, adzes, scrapers, hand knives, etc. Material is mostly Buffalo river chert and Ft. Payne. The largest tool in the first frame is 7 1/4 " for scale. Feel free to post your Tn. tools here.

 

[wildcatman71]

Wow! Great stuff!

 

[creek astronaut]

very nice tool kits

 

[Tnmountains]

I have been waiting to see your Duck River collection. It was worth the wait. So much good stuff has been written about that area it takes a pounding today. Anything from there is highly collectable and very desirable in Tennessee. I would say its in the upper top ten sites around here maybe, some say even in the south east. Nice collection thirty7.
I will dig out some Tennessee tools to post and include one you will recognise.
Thanks for sharing.
TnMountains

 

[Tnmountains]

Here are some I could grab real quick and get a shot of. For the most part I consider many of these very early culture tools from Tennessee. I think you will recognise the center Duck River item. Dover,fort payne,camden chert and some hornstone.

 

[Th3rty7]

Nice group of early artifacts Tn. Yeah, that piece looks familiar . Thanks for sharing those! Alot of those pieces look like Dalton stuff and earlier imho.

Appreciate the comments wildcatman, LJ, and creek...HH guys.

 

[pickaway]

Great artifacts...

 

[Keokukjeff]

Nice tools.................
I like that little brown one in 1st frame -on the bottom
You got close up pictures?
In Arkansas Dalton Sites tools can be small with very fine flaking...........
I have Dalton Tools the same size as the Daltons from Lace -Brand- Site in Ark........

 

[Th3rty7]

Nice tools.................
I like that little brown one in 1st frame -on the bottom
You got close up pictures?
In Arkansas Dalton Sites tools can be small with very fine flaking...........
I have Dalton Tools the same size as the Daltons from Lace -Brand- Site in Ark........

Here you go Jeff. It's a limace, aka slug shaped scraper. Part of the paleo man toolkit. The second piece(top left first frame) is probably a multipurpose tool, a scraper / knife combo.

 

[Keokukjeff]

Those are very nice examples.....................BIG too!
What throws me for a loop........is the Ozarks Dalton tools are small and fine,like the Clovis and Folsom tools of the West.............1 to 2 inch Tool form............
When I found Tools and Bifaces as big as those your showing.................BOOM one word Calf Creek in my neck of the woods...................
I have never really studied Paleo tool forms...................just Dalton,but I do know that area your artifacts come from has Paleo sites...............
But Paleo Tool forms are not something I know much about....................thanks for the close-ups,