tonykidd
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Found this long point about 24" from the 9.5" point.
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WOW...thats an incredible find. I would be ecstatic. How bout some cleaned up pics. Not being a NA hunter, I would have to say if I were I would think it a banner point.
I'm confused. You found this point, a 9 1/2" point and a bannerstone all with 24" of each other? Hmmm. Either your one extremely lucky being, or where your found these is loaded with artifacts or...
Maybe you could share more about this site?
Tony is this site that is "26 miles off of the last named road" really just a few yards to the east of Christine drive in Russell county?
That site is a killer site. I once had a site where I found 2 six inch points, one complete bannerstone, and a grooved axe. I'm kidding, my best site never produced a 5 inch point, no complete bannerstones, and I've never seen a grooved axe in NW FL. But I do have a lot of field grade points. Congrats on another great find.
Why does your bannerstone have numerous fresh scratches all over the surface and the blade has absolutely no edge or ridge-flake weathering associated with an ancient artifact? An undisturbed-freshly dug bannerstone just doesn't look like that. I get the feeling that someone is playing a joke on you or you are creating a fantasy scenario for us. More experienced artifact collectors can't be fooled very easily.
Lol. No, but that is where my deer hunting club and camp called Hawk Hill is. We went there to eat lunch today. How did you know that?
Well I started thinking that there isn't a place in Alabama that is twenty six miles from the last named road. There probably isn't a place even 10 miles from the last named road. So I started digging and before you know it I found your site. I could be wrong but it fits the description. Other than the alternative fact of it being 26 miles from the last named road? Close to a creek and an area recently logged with recent digging activity.
What type of material is your bannerstone made of? In Ohio, we find mostly slate and when you see slate with light colored scratches on the surface it indicates something that was recently done. Maybe its the lack of a freeze thaw cycle in Florida, but our points in Ohio have a much more weathered look to them. I do see a small spot at one of the base corners that looks like you might have chipped it.