Found Something Really Cool!

[old digger]

Found this eroding out of an arroyo washout due to all the rain we are getting. At first I just thought that it was a regular vertebra but after cleaning it off I could not believe what I was seeing. I told my wife that I think that we have something pretty special, don't you think. After doing a little research I am pretty sure it's a ''Stott's Point. From what I gather Stott's point are associated with the buffalo hunters from the Alberta Canada area down into Montana and the Dakota's.

 

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[Raider19962]

I'd have to take that to a nearby archeologist the have the type of animal identified. It would make a great exhibit in a museum, if you're feeling generous.

 

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[tnmudman]

That is about the coolest most amazing thing I have seen

 

[cudamark]

Is that an ANIMAL vertebrae? Looks small for a buffalo.

That was my first thought too! I assume it's been verified as animal and not human?

 

[niffler]

I'm trying to imagine the force it would take to drive the point into solid bone like that. That's one way I would not want to die.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Amazing find I wouldn't have seen this thread if it hadn't made banner I am glad it did.

 

[Out Of Time]

Simply amazing.

 

[lurediver]

Simply amazing.

I saw a dozen of those for sale at the flea market last week.

 

[creskol]

Now that is a unique relic if I have ever seen one! Way cool!

 

[Discrimination Dave]

That’s an atlatl dart point. I bet that thing is archaic. Wonderful, beautiful, well deserved banner.

 

[GeoW]

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/north-american-indian-artifacts/156397-arrowhead-bone.html

This link from 2010. Interesting to say the least.

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[Twitch]

That's a ridiculously amazing find! Congrats my friend!

 

[old digger]

Here are a few more photo's. It was hard to get a picture of the inside where the point came thru. You can see where inside of the bone came out when the point entered the vertebra. You should see that in the first photo.

 

[old digger]

I'm sorry if the pictures are a little blurry, but I honestly tried to get the best that I could. I am not going to try and pull the point out with force, but it is in there quite solidly.

 

[DizzyDigger]

OD, I corrected the color temp, and sharpened them as best I could.
I'm guessing you took these pics under fluorescent bulbs? If so, your
Kodak Easyshare camera has some settings that will compensate for the
yellowing effect of the fluorescent lamps.

For sharper images, you might try taking the image from a bit further
away. That way the camera's auto-focus will properly adjust, and the
item in the foreground won't end up blurred.

That Easyshare has a number features that you also find on higher end
cameras, so take advantage of them..

There's also an "Extended Manual" for your particular camera.

Taking pictures/videos







BTW, that is a super awesome find! I rarely vote for "Banner" stuff, but this
one gets a YES vote. What a treasure!

 

[Bodkin]

THAT is awesome! Thank you!

 

[Silvermonkey]

I would say that's VERY SPECIAL old digger. Finding something like that has to be like a 1,000,000,000 to 1 shot. Thanks for sharing.

 

[TimberCrack]

Wow great find..glad its a banner...Stott points came around the period of changeover from Atlatl to Bow..thus the more powerful force to drive it into bone..severed the spine so it dropped whatever it was like a rock..interesting to find out what kind of critter it was..Actually seen a half dozen or so of arrowhead recoveries in bone it my lifetime but never personally found one myself...Ole Jim Bridger packed one around in his back for quite few years until someone did primitive surgery on him back in the day!! Kennewick man packed a cascade in his hip till he died 8,000 years ago... Otzi from Switzerland had one in him also..a lot of artifact points have been flung in the last 10,000 years on the North American continent!!

 

[MAMucker]

I googled ARROWHEAD IN BONE and was amazed to see how many people find these things. Many photos on line!

 

[CoinFetcher]

Are you kidding me? This is a testament to the ingenuity of our forefathers. Mankind is strong, and we are survivors. I would keep this artifact in the family. Way to go

 

[NCPeaches]

That is an amazing find! One of my friends husband found one and she said he took it out of the bone and left the bone there, I was like OMG!!! are you kidding me?