Friday 4/17/09 hunt (insitu)

[Th3rty7]

It's been awhile but I got some good hunting in today, my research is starting to pay off in a couple of new areas. I found a nice celt with a sharp polished bit, a few uniface tools, a large scraper, one good point, and a couple heartbreakers. These multicomponent fields / sites sure are exciting, you really have no idea what culture the next piece of flint you turn over may be. thanks for looking,

 

[am-ark]

Re: Friday 4/19/09 hunt (insitu)

Great finds!!!.... Would that one be considered a square knife?.....Thanks for sharing

 

[jamey]

Re: Friday 4/19/09 hunt (insitu)

thats some good stuff thier,i like those big square knives,the one i have is my fav.still thinking bout hunting west virgina,i am jamey

 

[*Molly*]

Re: Friday 4/19/09 hunt (insitu)

Nice finds 37, especially the blade. Congrats.

Molly.

 

[central MO rock stars]

Re: Friday 4/19/09 hunt (insitu)

very good finds i am still hoping to get permission on a few fields to search, hope my luck is as good as yours

 

[Th3rty7]

Re: Friday 4/19/09 hunt (insitu)

thanks for the comments am-ark, I'm pretty sure it's a celt, a flaked hematite celt with a serious patina, it's got a polished bit that's still razor sharp. I was thinking square or rectangular knife too until I got this baby in my hand. It's fairly thick and fits the hand well. Because of the bit and thickness I'm leaning towards celt. I've included a close up of the polished bit, and a heartbreaker square knife I found some years ago.

hey little john, good eyes, looks promising, I probably missed it due too excitement, I know where that part of the field is though and will flip that guy next time I'm there, thanks for pointing it out. I think I see a couple more possibilities in another pic.

jamey, thanks man, I'm always thinking about hunting wv, lol, covered a good chunk of it today, se wv, I'm looking foward to it, I've always wanted to hit the kanawha valley and some of the major watersheds.

thanks Molly, appreciate the comments.

 

[Th3rty7]

as far as I can tell this piece is undamaged, it's worked around both edges, and has a consistent patina, I guess it's a uniface tool of some sort, really fits the hand well, but could also possibly be hafted? any ideas?

 

[Pinellas Man]

Wow! That's some very nice finds and I enjoyed the pics.