Last Thursdays hunt, one I am really tickled with.

[redbeardrelics]

Last Thursday I was able to hunt a new section of a friends farm that I had never walked before, and then proceeded to re-walk the sections that I had already walked a few weeks earlier. Items #117 thru #131 came from the new area, and I was happy with the days walk after finding the little grey chert bifurcate #120. I almost missed it as it just looked like a little waste flake until I poked it with my lucky walking stick. It was item #133 that really made my day though, as I found it in an area I had already walked over earlier last month. It is made of a grainy maroon colored chert and heavily ground on the base. There is a small bit of one barb missing, and it has fine serrations on its blade. I would type this one as an Amos point, and the largest Amos I have found to date. HH

 

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[larson1951]

hey hey red it looks like you scored pretty good!

 

[old digger]

Really nice finds there! That #120 (last photo) sure is an odd looking one with the barbs on the side.

 

[theviking]

Very nice! Great insitu pics, thanks for the view.

 

[Americus]

Nice finds. Thanks for sharing.

 

[rock]

Good hunt returns there Red. So which one is your favorite and why? I like them all

 

[redbeardrelics]

Good hunt returns there Red. So which one is your favorite and why? I like them all

Thanks folks.
Hey Rock, it is #133 that is my favorite. Due to the difficulty of finding suitable lithics around here, the majority of points I find, are re-sharpened until they are expended, or are the rejects they discarded during the initial knapping process. It is unfortunately unusual for me to find a point that looks to be unmodified from it's original form like I believe #133 is. I am also partial to all the local early archaic forms, Palmer, Kirk corner notched, Amos, and Charleston, with the Amos's being my favorite of all.
I think #124 the jasper side/corner notched point would have been a Kirk, but I suspect it was discarded during manufacture and never used, as it is thick, hopelessly curved, and didn't undergo the final step of having the base ground before hafting.

 

[yakker]

Hey RED! I'm late to the party, but man, you did great! And I love the 2 you mention in particular. You had a great day, my local friend! HH- Yakker