last weeks finds

[creek astronaut]

hunted a few spots this past week.these finds are from 3 different spots.

 

[GL]

Very nice stuff!

 

[Flintfinder of Mo.]

I think thats a good hunt. Hey if you dont find broken ones, then you aint really hunting. Good job... John

 

[seger98]

Real nice finds!

 

[ohio]

Could we see more pics of the disc??
Nice stuff and congrats!
Chuck

 

[pickaway]

Great finds greg love the ridge.What is neat is that little slate piece.maybe a tube pipe plug? that piece i found today is a killa... cya in the pouring rain again in the a.m.

 

[Pinellas Man]

That's some nice finds 8), thanks for sharing.

 

[Tnmountains]

Wow ! Great week. Congratulations. Are they field finds? Thanks for sharing.
TnMountains

 

[Muddy Feet]

Great finds.

 

[creek astronaut]

tn mts, yes these are all field finds.

 

[creek astronaut]

hey ohio,here is another pic.think it is a broken hard stone artifact,maybe from the top of a bell pestle??the slate piece maybe a bead preform,looks like they started to drill a hole on one end.

 

[creek astronaut]

duh.......heres the pic.

 

[Airborne80]

Wow! Great finds. hey, whats the little mushroom shaped item up top? I found one just like that and supposed they were used as blunt points.... maybe so as not to damage the skins of small animals?

 

[creek astronaut]

airborne 80,thanks for the comments.that is a debatable topic,i have always refered to them as hafted scrapers/chisels used for scraping hides,wood,etc...but i have heard them called blunts and stunners,which is saying they were used for stunning an animal so as not to kill it.IMO i think they were not used for that at all and i believe most would have the same opinion as i do.i also think some if not all were salvaged points that had a broken tip and recycled into a hafted scraper.

 

[Airborne80]

airborne 80,thanks for the comments.that is a debatable topic,i have always refered to them as hafted scrapers/chisels used for scraping hides,wood,etc...but i have heard them called blunts and stunners,which is saying they were used for stunning an animal so as not to kill it.IMO i think they were not used for that at all and i believe most would have the same opinion as i do.i also think some if not all were salvaged points that had a broken tip and recycled into a hafted scraper.

Thanks for the reply. Your thoughts make perfect sense. no matter what they were used for, they are fun to find Thanks again and stay safe.

 

[pickaway]

hafted scrapers rule my face...