Nigel Tufnel
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I have been trying to find time to post these pictures and add some thoughts. The painted pottery I found was just sample of many that lay within my current hunting zone. I spoke with a local mountain biker who told me that the area is well known locally for having painted and decorated pottery. Some of it is close to 50% intact.
Yesterday I discovered why my secret spot with the small stream of water heading to the pond was so cold. It is a natural spring coming out of the limestone. I thought that was very cool!! I also found my first point although I did have some help. It had been tied with some type of animal hair (
) and was worn decoratively so it was hard to miss. 
I have so many pictures left to take so I selected some tools or things I was told were tools. One is a bone straightener, I think. I am also including a mini-version of that same type of rock with what appears to be unnatural grooves and a shape top and bottom.
The other is a long, thin, and rounded hard rock that a friend thought was really was special. He said it was a sharpening stone of some kind. Any and all help is welcomed as always. It was nice to find a complete point, no matter if it had a sign on it saying "I am an arrowhead".
Finally I wanted to express my deeply rooted disdain for limestone. I have the most comprehensive limestone collection in the world!! I am FINALLY adjusting my eyes to notice its patterns and texture but... AAaahhhh!! (Insert explicative.) It reminds me of the Sirens from Greek mythology. Although once I realize that everything is limestone I think it will be much easier. Uniface wrote some wisdom on an earlier thread about not expecting to find anything and simply look for lines and edges in the rocks. No truer words have ever been spoken.
I am learning that and have been bringing back fewer but better specimens. Too bad I had to carry packs filled with limestone through dense hills and valleys to learn what he meant. Thanks again to everyone for their help!!!!
The guitar pick in 1".
Yesterday I discovered why my secret spot with the small stream of water heading to the pond was so cold. It is a natural spring coming out of the limestone. I thought that was very cool!! I also found my first point although I did have some help. It had been tied with some type of animal hair (
) and was worn decoratively so it was hard to miss. I have so many pictures left to take so I selected some tools or things I was told were tools. One is a bone straightener, I think. I am also including a mini-version of that same type of rock with what appears to be unnatural grooves and a shape top and bottom.
The other is a long, thin, and rounded hard rock that a friend thought was really was special. He said it was a sharpening stone of some kind. Any and all help is welcomed as always. It was nice to find a complete point, no matter if it had a sign on it saying "I am an arrowhead".
Finally I wanted to express my deeply rooted disdain for limestone. I have the most comprehensive limestone collection in the world!! I am FINALLY adjusting my eyes to notice its patterns and texture but... AAaahhhh!! (Insert explicative.) It reminds me of the Sirens from Greek mythology. Although once I realize that everything is limestone I think it will be much easier. Uniface wrote some wisdom on an earlier thread about not expecting to find anything and simply look for lines and edges in the rocks. No truer words have ever been spoken.
I am learning that and have been bringing back fewer but better specimens. Too bad I had to carry packs filled with limestone through dense hills and valleys to learn what he meant. Thanks again to everyone for their help!!!!
The guitar pick in 1".
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