Meadowood Cache Rescue

[OntarioArch]

Recently rescued this 21 piece Meadowood Cache from a neglected Old Timer's collection. Prettiest Onondaga Chert I've seen. Dug years ago in western NYS; this group was framed (poorly) and included finder name, land owner name, and a 'treasure map' type sketch of where exactly cache was dug - including how many 'paces' to take from a certain tree on a certain farm! Hope you like these awesome blades as much as I do. They will have a prominent place on my living room shelves.

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Diving for Pleasure and Treasure - Grab it through Amazon!

[newnan man]

Nice artifacts!

 

[arrow86]

those are killer , that would be awesome to find all of them at once, I would be making a trip with that map in hand

 

[MAMucker]

Hey OntarioArch.
That is a great Rescue! The points are classic and wonderful blade and lithic examples.
I would meditate on a display plan to include the history and details you mentioned.
I’m not inclined to buy or sell artifacts for any reason, but the provenance of that collection is priceless and should be preserved.
Again-Wonderful!

 

[OntarioArch]

Hey OntarioArch.
That is a great Rescue! The points are classic and wonderful blade and lithic examples.
I would meditate on a display plan to include the history and details you mentioned.
I’m not inclined to buy or sell artifacts for any reason, but the provenance of that collection is priceless and should be preserved.
Again-Wonderful!

I'm definitely meditating on a display plan - good point, MAMucker-man. How to include he original 'treasure map' is problematic - it's drawn on a piece of 1/8 plywood! I'll brainstorm for awhile...ideas are welcomed!
And as far as buy/sell, consider this: those cache blades were in a moldy old frame, on a rotting seasonal porch wall, in a falling down house occupied by granddaughter of deceased Old Timer Collector. Granddaughter does not care about any dang stone 'Indian' artifacts, totally neglects them, and has not one iota of interest in them UNTIL I offered to buy some. This is an Artifact Rescue. I have done several: from cigar boxes to Tupperware containers to moldy cellar shelves [literally] ....I bring these treasures into the Light, once again. Think of what would be their fate if not rescued. Dumpster?
I feel I am onto something here: these Native American artifacts need me and we all need them.

 

[Relicgrubber]

Nice Rescue! Congrats...

 

[Twistedsifter]

I don’t think the phrase “paper thin” is misapplied here. Those artifacts are a thing of beauty.

 

[ohp733]

I agree with Twistedsifter things of beauty

 

[welsbury]

Was there a story about those in Indian Artifact Mag. years ago?Great score.

 

[OntarioArch]

Was there a story about those in Indian Artifact Mag. years ago?Great score.

Wow...could there have been an article about this very Cache? The Old Timer was quite a collector, for years and years, so....it's not unrealistic to think an article appeared. His last name was Sampson.

Who out there has access to old copies of Indian Artifacts Mag.?

 

[Quartzite Keith]

If at some point you can find the time and motivation, it would awesome if this cache could be published. A chart with measurements, a few pictures and whatever back story you have. I would think any of the eastern archaeology journals would love to devote a page or two to it. Thank you for saving it!

 

[GaRebel1861]

Beautiful.

 

[welsbury]

Wow...could there have been an article about this very Cache? The Old Timer was quite a collector, for years and years, so....it's not unrealistic to think an article appeared. His last name was Sampson.


Who out there has access to old copies of Indian Artifacts Mag.?

I have some,will see if I can come up with anything. Sure looks familiar

 

[catherine1]

Those look like finished blades. Love the black material. Ironically I found a cache of 21 blades here in Ohio. And I marked off the area they were found in paces, from a fence post. There was also two other caches found in the same field. One of those was all black chert like yours. Those are some sweet cache blades you have acquired. Keep searching.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice rescue, those look great. That map documentation sounds very nice also.