Had a pretty good day in the creek......

[creekwalker]

Went out on a blustery day and found a couple of nice artifacts downstream of one of my favorite creeks.......The first looks to be an Adena Waubesa knife, which would fall into the Woodland age. It is 1 1/4" x 1/2". Tiny little guy. Found a nice broken Stillwell point not far away. The next point appears to be a Benton point, which is a common type for this area. It would date to the mid-archaic age. It is very thin, well made and measures 3" x 1 1/8" . Two nice finds on a tough day. As you can see in some of the pictures, A large portion of everything was frozen....Brrrrr!!!.. I'll take it. That's why we do it, folks. It's the thrill of the hunt! Enjoy, thanks and happy hunting!

 

[Gilligan]

To answer your question, Gilligan, yes, you absolutely could! Think about this. Imagine what the area surrounding this area looked like in ancient times. What was one of the most important resources to early man? If you said "water", you are absolutely correct! Animals flock to the water as well. See where I'm going? They followed creeks and Hunted up and down them, ambushing game, trapping game etc.... They often had "campsites" up and down the water as well. I believe that some artifacts were left behind in the water itself. Some wash out of the banks coming from those campsites during flooding events. I have walked creek sections before, finding nothing, come back after a good rain and VOILA! you find stuff.... If your creek has gravel washes and deposits, look them! They "catch" points alot of the time. When looking for new sites, getting near a good, old body of water is a great starting point. I have been doing this for awhile now, and have found many outstanding artifacts. Not just Native American relics either. Old Glass bottles, are a favorite thing of mine to find also. It's definitely worth a shot! Happy Hunting....

Thanks for the great info, I will have to go out with the boys sometime!

 

[plymouthian12]

I was just wondering why would points be in the water,,ponds,creeks ect.used for fishing?

 

[Roland58]

I was just wondering why would points be in the water,,ponds,creeks ect.used for fishing?

You must not have seen creewalker's response, see above.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

To answer your question, Gilligan, yes, you absolutely could! Think about this. Imagine what the area surrounding this area looked like in ancient times. What was one of the most important resources to early man? If you said "water", you are absolutely correct! Animals flock to the water as well. See where I'm going? They followed creeks and Hunted up and down them, ambushing game, trapping game etc.... They often had "campsites" up and down the water as well. I believe that some artifacts were left behind in the water itself. Some wash out of the banks coming from those campsites during flooding events. I have walked creek sections before, finding nothing, come back after a good rain and VOILA! you find stuff.... If your creek has gravel washes and deposits, look them! They "catch" points alot of the time. When looking for new sites, getting near a good, old body of water is a great starting point. I have been doing this for awhile now, and have found many outstanding artifacts. Not just Native American relics either. Old Glass bottles, are a favorite thing of mine to find also. It's definitely worth a shot! Happy Hunting....

This is really great information!

Thanks!

 

[VOL1266-X]

Outstanding Native American artifact recoveries. My son and I hunted "arrowheads" before I began metal detecting. We hunted the Cumberland River bottoms here. Now, hardly any are turned becvause no till is cheaper due to diesel fuel costs. WTG and get more, Quindy.

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Awesome arrow heads, I have never found one but continue to look. HH, Mike