Hopewell, Paleo, Archaic

[RustyRelics]

Hopewell blade, and Graham Cave, both made of Hornstone and from Indiana. The Graham Cave has a snapped ear that was heavily ground for re-use.



Pelican point from Arkansas, no idea what material.




Wheeler, from Tennessee, a gift from a friend.

 

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[arrow86]

Nice points , that’s a great gift

 

[welsbury]

Great group of points. Is the blade that nice blue as it shows in pic?

 

[gilmerman]

Lovely blade in first picture and its a multi-purpose tool, so skillfully made of worthy material.

 

[RustyRelics]

Great group of points. Is the blade that nice blue as it shows in pic?

Yes it is, Harrison County type Hornstone. My Hopewell, personal find, fits perfectly in it. All it needed was notches.

 

[Tony in SC]

Nice variety, cool points!!

 

[RustyRelics]

Half of my display.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Very cool, Rusty! What was the very first one you ever found? Do you remember?

 

[RustyRelics]

Very cool, Rusty! What was the very first one you ever found? Do you remember?

My very first find, found alongside a pond on my property.

 

[WannaDig3687]

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My very first find, found alongside a pond on my property.

Wow! That's beautiful!

 

[RustyRelics]

Wow! That's beautiful!

It is called a Hopewell, from the woodland period, about 1,500 years ago. It is made from Flint Ridge chert, a special kind of flint found along an 8 mile long ridge system in Ohio.

 

[WannaDig3687]

It is called a Hopewell, from the woodland period, about 1,500 years ago. It is made from Flint Ridge chert, a special kind of flint found along an 8 mile long ridge system in Ohio.

We're going to go there someday. I find chert on my farm.

 

[newnan man]

Nice Hopewell!

 

[Tnmountains]

The Tennessee blade in the last group appears to be Fort Payne chert. Nice collection you have.

 

[RustyRelics]

The Tennessee blade in the last group appears to be Fort Payne chert. Nice collection you have.

That sounds about right. TN cherts get me confused.