Is this a prehistoric era Axe??---Final Update.

[ryaan21]

Same post in todays finds.....its really exciting for me.


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Hi all found this today about 100 yards from my house. It was a really good signal and i dug the hole and buried it twice out of frustration. My dad was close to me when i was digging and he kept giving me crap about giving up. So i dug down about 13-15 inches and up popped this. Im not sure how the pics will turn out but you should get the general idea. I live in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan which has an abundant copper area about 100 miles north of where i am. The axe head has a nice green patina and looks hand forged. Any ideas on a probable value or who i could take it to to get it dated?? Thanks for looking. HH.


Update.

This item was sold to a museum. I dont have the knowhow to keep it from corroding further and it is going to be displayed with a handwritten article by me and a newspaper clipping our local paper did.

The spot where this was found has more items. I got 3-4 more signals identical to this one there. Deep deep and signaling a silver dollar. Gonna wait till fall i think before i go to digging there anymore. That way ill have some more stuff to keep me busy over the winter with research and what not.

 

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[EDDE]

Re: Is this a prehistoric era Axe??

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[geo4472]

Re: Is this a prehistoric era Axe??

North American Indians
...of Michigan and Wisconsin began to work copper, which can be found in large nodules there. Using cold-hammer techniques, they created a variety of distinctive tools and art forms. Their aptly named Old Copper culture appeared about 3000 BC and lasted approximately 2,000 years. Its tools and weapons, particularly its adzes, gouges, and axes, clearly indicate an adaptation to the forest... you might have something there!

 

[DJ_Quinn]

Re: Is this a prehistoric era Axe??

I've been up there to Copper Harbor and the Keewenagh Peninsula. Its beautiful country. You can still find huge copper boulders on the floor in Copper Harbor. Copper was being mined there thousands of years ago and traded as far south asd Northern Mexico.
That axe head looks to me to be about 1,000 years old but its hard to tell for sure from a pic. Its a museum piece, A rare and exceptioonal find. It's worth around $1,000 to a private collector but it really belongs on display in one of those local museams in the UP.

 

[dasabighole]

Re: Sho Nuff!!!

WOW!!! Copena celt. Dasa nicen!! 2000-3000 BP 600.00-900.00 value Way to go! Lot of native copper relics in your area.Keep at that area there should be copper awls ,needles, beads and cones.

 

[baspinall]

Re: Is this a prehistoric era Axe??

Tell the park owners you want to donate a tree and plant it , Then dig the area your self

 

[CoolFrayers]

Re: Is this a prehistoric era Axe??

I lived in Hancock in Upper Michigan for many years and I have some knowledge of what you found.
Generally these were forged by the Chippewa Indians, they were used for many different reasons including chopping down the soft wood Pine trees. They realized quickly that the soft copper made a lousy axe, so they also used them a great as stripping tools. Whether for hides or hollowing out boats. Some were used as weapons also.
I would be very interested in seeing more detailed pictures. DO NOT try and clean it in anyway shape or form. The corrosion is actually protecting it.
GREAT FIND! ONE IN A MILLION!

 

[watercolor]

Re: Is this a prehistoric era Axe??

worth a bump

 

[Cannonman17]

We showed a spear head to a University Prof and he told us we had to bring it back where we found it and rebury it......so we sold it to another prof for $3400


All I want for Christmas is the name and address of the prof who paid $3,400 for a single spear head, I would like to retire now.