First find is the find of a Lifetime! Archaic Copper Complex Spearhead

Backbacon · Sep 17, 2012

This is my first find with my new Detector in Aug of this year. I found this on a very old grown over Riverbed on a remote lake in Ontario Canada. The Curator of the local Museum say's that it's an Archaic Copper Culture Spearhead dated around 3000BC. I still can't believe this is the first thing I've ever found and in the first ten minutes of detecting.

inspectorgadget · Sep 17, 2012

WoW, very impressive! That is a very very cool copper point!

eviltwin · Sep 17, 2012

Thats a very good start. Alot better than the first thing I dug(pull tab). HH

IAsoldier · Sep 17, 2012

Thats sweet looking. I bet you smiled ear to ear.

leslie(nova scotia) · Sep 17, 2012

Sweet find and many more to come .

Jeff H · Sep 17, 2012

Incredible first find! Congratulations ! You do know that your pull tab to copper culture spear ratio will be like 100,000 to 1? :laughing7:

That is an awesome find though really. Way to go.

Also, you might want to post this in the Copper Culture Artifact section in the Pre-Colonial Artifact forum located toward the bottom of the forum listings.

old digger · Sep 17, 2012

Very Nice find! :thumbsup:

You might want to share your find on American Indian Artifacts forum.

plymouthian12 · Sep 17, 2012

Holy crap thats awesome

Michiganne · Sep 17, 2012

Wow, incredible piece of history there. :icon_thumright:

Congrats!!

And welcome to TNet. :hello:

HH

ironman · Sep 18, 2012

Just asking but a 3000bc spear head a once in a lifetime find maybe and y'all are saying send photos to magazines and such but can that be considered a Banner find.

austin · Sep 18, 2012

And not to even mention the fact that it's in pristine condition. Better go back to that place and keep looking. A couple more finds like that and you can open your own museum. Well done...

CMDiamonddawg · Sep 18, 2012

What !! That's the Best first find in the history of metal detecting :hello2:

flyinryan2 · Sep 18, 2012

Wow congrats i had no idea such thing existed!!!

Backbacon · Sep 19, 2012

I had no idea either.

ticm · Sep 19, 2012

You've done a fine job of making me jealous.

oldsalty19 · Sep 19, 2012

excellent find on the copper point.....congrats

jewelerguy · Sep 19, 2012

wow that thing is awesome! congrats! :headbang:

CRUSADER · Sep 19, 2012

austin said:
And not to even mention the fact that it's in pristine condition. Better go back to that place and keep looking. A couple more finds like that and you can open your own museum. Well done...

I think its an amazing find but 'pristine condition' :icon_scratch:

Its had lots of ground action, piting & patina loss. This is not taking anything away from a unbeatable first find, but lets get real about its true condition.
Just put 'bronze age axe' into google images & see some good examples.

arapahoscout · Sep 19, 2012

Wow, that is amazing! Did you find anything else that day? When are you going back? Keep us posted and scan that area well, never know what else you may find.