My best hunt ever in SE Wyoming, found 3 lovely points

[Plumbata]

I've been doing a fair bit of rockhounding and hiking around looking for artifacts on a friend's ranch this year, but unfortunately the rocky terrain is very rough on the points which missed their mark and were lost. The colorful varieties of different stone used here are pretty exciting but until today I had never found any reasonably intact points, just a few dozen damaged and fragmentary points and a handful of hide scrapers and interesting preforms and worked bits plus some pottery sherds. First pic is everything found prior to today this year, over the course of dozens of miles of tramping about.

It was getting pretty frustrating to have so little to show for all those invested miles, but the arrowhead gods heard my prayers and blessed me with generous dividends today:

Then within minutes and only around 30 feet away I almost stepped on this:

And finally this lovely thing that was a bit better hidden, not perfect but a lovely form with thin sharp edges made out of what I'd guess is a red moss agate:

Any 1 of these 3 points would have been the best I've found so to come home with 3 beauties today really spoiled me!

If anyone knows what types of points these are I'd be very interested to know what you think, thanks for looking and happy hunting!

 

[Hellbilly]

very nice finds

 

[ToddsPoint]

Beautiful material out west!🥰😍

 

[newnan man]

Very nice. I'm not familiar with Western artifacts but those look great.

 

[pepperj]

3 really nice points. Jasper is always great looking.

Now I haven't any idea how close this is for an ID on the 3
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[Plumbata]

Thanks for your comments guys, I looked around and think the triangular pieces are Pelican Lake points, not sure about the red dendritic one as the notches seem more basal than corner but maybe it's also a Pelican Lake?

Anyway here are more in-situ shots which I always like looking at:

 

[dognose]

great finds! congratulations. the colors are fantastic

 

[BigWaveDave]

Arrowheads, points, anything native has never been my thing… but I know a great find when I see one! Congrats on your persistence paying off! Happy for you!

 

[Oldrvrrat57]

Beautiful material! Very nice finds!!

 

[old digger]

I've been doing a fair bit of rockhounding and hiking around looking for artifacts on a friend's ranch this year, but unfortunately the rocky terrain is very rough on the points which missed their mark and were lost. The colorful varieties of different stone used here are pretty exciting but until today I had never found any reasonably intact points, just a few dozen damaged and fragmentary points and a handful of hide scrapers and interesting preforms and worked bits plus some pottery sherds. First pic is everything found prior to today this year, over the course of dozens of miles of tramping about.
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It was getting pretty frustrating to have so little to show for all those invested miles, but the arrowhead gods heard my prayers and blessed me with generous dividends today:
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Then within minutes and only around 30 feet away I almost stepped on this:
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And finally this lovely thing that was a bit better hidden, not perfect but a lovely form with thin sharp edges made out of what I'd guess is a red moss agate:
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Any 1 of these 3 points would have been the best I've found so to come home with 3 beauties today really spoiled me!
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If anyone knows what types of points these are I'd be very interested to know what you think, thanks for looking and happy hunting!

Cool Finds! The two on the right hand side, I believe are Glendo corner-notch points. I am not sure on the other one. The material is similar to some of the material that I find.

 

[russau]

Really nice find !

 

[Plumbata]

Thanks for the comments, it was a remarkable day for me and unless I find a more heavily used habitation site instead of hunting areas some day it may remain my best. I went out for 4 hours yesterday and found a little damaged arrowhead near where the triangular points were but my luck is back to normal with the best quality piece being a shattered fragment as usual.

Cool Finds! The two on the right hand side, I believe are Glendo corner-notch points.

Thank you very much for your thoughts, I have a hard time with identification so it's very helpful.

 

[unclemac]

don't fuss with "identification"... unimportant, https://www.projectilepoints.net/

 

[opalboy]

Great finds!

 

[oldmxrat]

Those are great finds, congrats on a super hunt!

 

[Plumbata]

I've been back several times to try finding more ancient treasures before winter makes it impossible and have collected a variety of keepers but nothing exceptional has turned up yet, I know the good stuff is out there though!

Some in-situ shots:

And whatever this was would've been a real beauty intact, ground base with big well made notches and little barbs and a finely serrated edge, I find myself holding and admiring it as much as the whole points:

Good luck and happy hunting guys!

 

[old digger]

You are finding a nice variety of materials. Nice Finds!

 

[opalboy]

Fantastic, Wyoming is awesome to hunt!

 

[11KBP]

Any 1 of these 3 points would have been the best I've found so to come home with 3 beauties today really spoiled me!
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If anyone knows what types of points these are I'd be very interested to know what you think, thanks for looking and happy hunting!

The two points on the right are Pelican Lake points circa 2000-3000 BP

The point on the left leans more towards a Wray point which is currently believed to be a transitional form of the Pelican Lake points. Most Pelican Lake points are extremely well-made, and just like their Paleo ancestors on the plains, Pelican Lake people were fond of the high quality lithics from the best sources found in the Great Plains region. This combination of workmanship and quality stone make these points very desirable for collectors today.

 

[Plumbata]

The two points on the right are Pelican Lake points circa 2000-3000 BP

The point on the left leans more towards a Wray point which is currently believed to be a transitional form of the Pelican Lake points. Most Pelican Lake points are extremely well-made, and just like their Paleo ancestors on the plains, Pelican Lake people were fond of the high quality lithics

Thank you very much for the wonderful information and for taking the time to share it! My limited observations show that some of the lithics used here were extraordinary, like cabochon quality stones. I found a real heartbreaker today made of some sort of dendritic chalcedony with peachy-orange patches, I dunno where the natives found the stuff but it's really lovely.

In a sad state but I'm sure a perfect one is waiting somewhere, thanks for looking and happy hunting!