Maine arifacts

[mainejman]

Hey it's been awhile..Thought I'd share a couple Maine things I found lakeside..I ended up finding six or seven artifacts but I'll just show these two.This first point I flipped out of the sand with my stick and it clanked out across the rocks.Two friends that were sitting 50' away heard it.Then they heard a string of profanities until I could see that miraculously no damage was done...I believe it to be a stemmed Kirk.Its 5.5 inches long and water worn but what an awesome point.The second piece is a broken piece of a gorget..the hour glass picture shows a sideways view of the hole..I will be on the lookout for the other piece..mjm.

 

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[GaRebel1861]

That's a beautiful point that you have in your hand! Wow!

 

[Rege-PA]

Wonderful find! Judging from the wave polish it`s been tossed around in that sand for thousands of years.

 

[Rege-PA]

I can`t see the base real well but judging from the width and general shape, I would lean to it being an Adena Robbins.
In any case an exceptional find!

 

[Relicgrubber]

Nice finds! Congrats. I like the cross section view of the drilled hole. Good to reference this post to explain what drilled holes in such artifacts should look like. Conical hole drilled from both sides...

 

[dognose]

Those are some great relics! The ground point is fantastic. Is that ground point slate?

 

[sandchip]

Nice finds, great point! Glad it wasn't damaged. Ya gotta lighten up with that sand wedge!

 

[MAMucker]

I can`t see the base real well but judging from the width and general shape, I would lean to it being an Adena Robbins.
In any case an exceptional find!

You may be right about Adena Robins. Definitely in the Adena family IMO. Hopefully, Charlie has some insight on Robins variety. I’d like to see it dry, and a good picture of both sides if possible. It has an Argillite look to it.

If this is the case, it’s an exception to the rule (here in New England) that most are made of exotic imported lithic material.

Below is the only Adena in my MA collection found by me in 2011.