Metal Detecting Find

[Bigdob]

Was digging a target and looked over and saw this piece.
It’s nice but the corner is broke off.
Found just a stones throw from the Grand Village of the Cherokee Nation in central IL
Have found a few other pieces here one was an interesting piece of bottle that had been flaked off for a scraper .

 

[arrow86]

Can’t beat that ... arrowheads and metal detecting

 

[Hawks88]

Good eye. Congrats on the nice looking point.

 

[Bigdob]

Just cleaned up my finds from that days hunt and the copper point in the middle was bent and folded and I did not realize what I had, it’s a beauty after straightening out .
Also found great musket flint, going back after some rain

 

[quito]

Dang! You have an interesting and productive site!!

 

[Bigdob]

It is a good site , almost 600 digs , a lot of good stuff and some surface finds while detecting too
BT

 

[Tdog]

That point may be a Kirk Corner Notched.

 

[smallfoot]

Copper point is a beaut!

 

[ohp733]

I like that copper point! Makes you think where they got the copper from. Mined? Or recycled from other copper? Good spot. Congrats

 

[Bigdob]

They call them “kettle points” as there made from parts of discarded copper kettles.
This pic is one of my best ones , have several that are just triangles and no side notches and a hole in the end to help secure it to the shaft
BT

 

[MAMucker]

I have read that interesting info before. Like to know what was used to cut up those copper kettles.