Haraheys

[kansa54]

The wife has me doing yard work today, so since I can't go relic hunting, I thought I'd post a pic of some Haraheys that I have found. You would think that living in Ks., I would have found more but I mostly find broken ones. Hopefully the texas and oklahoma members, will post more.

 

[quito]

Nice!

I've got a Knife River Flint 4 bevel from South Dakota. I'll see if I can get a pic up later.

 

[monsterrack]

Very nice

 

[rock]

Nice artifacts, what did they use them for? I dont think we have those here in GA

 

[quito]

Nice artifacts, what did they use them for? I dont think we have those here in GA

They are a knife type rock. Beveled on four sides.

 

[rock]

They are a knife type rock. Beveled on four sides.

OK, yeah I dont think they have them here. Ive never seen one found here anyways.

 

[gwhitson]

I've got 4 or 5 i'm from seks what area u from?

 

[Twitch]

Got to love the Alibates. Very cool.

 

[kansa54]

Rock, they claim that they were for skinning Buffalo. It's a really cool knife , because you have four cutting edges on them.
Twitch, good eye spotting the alibates flint. The nearest alibates source is over 300 miles from where I found the knives.
GWhitson, I found most of my artifacts in Chase and Morris Co.

 

[old digger]

Interesting knives, thanks for sharing!

 

[11KBP]

I thought I'd post a pic of some Haraheys that I have found. You would think that living in Ks., I would have found more but I mostly find broken ones. Nice finds kansa54 and don't you just hate finding those damaged ones. On the Plains, especially in the Central Great Plains the Harahey knives are most always associated with Late Prehistoric bison hunting cultures and appear to have evolved on the Plains to be used primarily as a bison skinning and butchering tool.

 

[kansa54]

I thought I'd post a pic of some Haraheys that I have found. You would think that living in Ks., I would have found more but I mostly find broken ones.

Nice finds kansa54 and don't you just hate finding those damaged ones.

On the Plains, especially in the Central Great Plains the Harahey knives are
most always associated with Late Prehistoric bison hunting cultures and
appear to have evolved on the Plains to be used primarily as a bison skinning
and butchering tool.

Thanks for sharing. Is the brown chert Niobrara ?
Most of my broken ones are broken right in half.

 

[11KBP]

Thanks for sharing. Is the brown chert Niobrara ? Most of my broken ones are broken right in half.

Yes, all but six of those pieces are Smoky Hill silicified chalk (Niobrara), also called Smoky Hill jasper and Niobrara jasper.

 

[gwhitson]

mines mostly from montgomery

 

[kansa54]

KBP and Whitson, Have you guys ever found any Neosho blades or another term that I have heard is Sekan? They are two bevel instead of four and are slightly notched. I know they are sometimes associated with haraheys. I only have two broken examples that I might try to post later on.

 

[gwhitson]

this is the only one that I think is what yr talking about,sorry about the flash can't get away from it

 

[Charmin]

NE Oklahoma
Found by my Grandpa & mom:


And this one is a personal find......it came to light after a dozer made a big cut/drain near a feed road:

Here's one more---I think its a Harahey, made of Foreacre/Foraker chert. Very rough material!

 

[11KBP]

And this one is a personal find......it came to light after a dozer made a big cut/drain near a feed road:

All nice knives Charmin and your personal find is a classic Harahey.

 

[kansa54]

Charmin, your Grandpa and Mom found some really nice pieces. Thanks for showing the Neosho blade. Are they common in your area? Also, the Harahey you found is sweet!

 

[kansa54]

Here's a pic of the two broken Neosho blades that I have found.
The other pic is of one that I made trying to replicate a Neosho blade. It is made from Kay co. chert.
I try to replicate pt. types that I am unable to find.