Just acquired a very nice and "special" collection

Ohio_Doug · May 22, 2010

Just acquired a very nice and "special" collection

My wife brought home a box of artifacts that her late father found as a young boy on their farm here in southern Ohio.
Any input from the pros on point types would be great. IMO alot of the points look Woodland with a few Archaics in the mix. Thanks for lookin'

Jonzer · May 22, 2010

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Is any of the black stuff obsidian?
Love those black points.
Nice collection.

Ohio_Doug · May 22, 2010

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Jonzer said:
Is any of the black stuff obsidian?
Love those black points.
Nice collection.

It's black flint. We find lots of it around here, probably more than any other color.

pickaway · May 26, 2010

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Nice...

newnan man · May 26, 2010

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Nice collection, the black flint is probably Coshocton as it is a very common and widely used Ohio material.

Th3rty7 · May 26, 2010

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Some nice pieces in the group, that smaller blade looks nice second from left on the top row. Third from left on the bottom looks like a nice Hopewell. The Cosh blade and celt are also good pieces. How about a closer look at the blade on top if you get a chance. Thanks for the look.

Ohio_Doug · May 27, 2010

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newnan man said:
Nice collection, the black flint is probably Coshocton as it is a very common and widely used Ohio material.

It could be Coshocton but I'm leaning towards Zaleski. The camera does it no justice, it's jet black with no trace of any other color through it.

Ohio_Doug · May 27, 2010

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thirty7 said:
Some nice pieces in the group, that smaller blade looks nice second from left on the top row. Third from left on the bottom looks like a nice Hopewell. The Cosh blade and celt are also good pieces. How about a closer look at the blade on top if you get a chance. Thanks for the look.

The smaller blade on top is very thin and well made, I will dig it out and get a closer shot for ya when I get home this evening. Thanks for the help in ID's.

Keokukjeff · May 27, 2010

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Nice collection
I see some Bottleneck/Table Rock points in there also,,,,,,,

Ohio_Doug · May 27, 2010

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Jeff Stafford said:
Nice collection
I see some Bottleneck/Table Rock points in there also,,,,,,,

Thanks for the reply Jeff, what exactly is the Table Rock your referring too? Is it the material or just a point type?

thirty7,
Is this the blade you're referring to?