all_atv said:
Nice and good to see similar pieces from close by. Heres my only snyder found in a small stream about a mile up a small stream from a river in Southeast Iowa. Anyone got any more specific info on the "snyder type"? Areas its been found, or cultures that made it?
The furthest west that I'm familiar with them being found is NC Oklahoma and into KS. They are middle Woodland period Hopewell culture. They are not only a type, but a cluster. Other points of the Snyders cluster include: Mackinaw, Norton, Gibson, Grand, Carter, Manker, and a few others. Although the "North" is often considered a preform for them by many collectors, they are instead a Hopewell knife (as Cobbs is to Dovetail, as Wadlow is to Etley, etc). It's debatable as to the eastward range of the Snyders, although the Hopewell culture itself extends well into Ohio, western PA, etc. There are a few differences between eastern and western Hopewell which I could go on all day about, but will spare you. Hopewell technology was unsurpassed and you will find some of the greatest innovations in pre-history came from those great mound-builders. They had extensive trade routes and you will often find their artifacts made of materials not indigenous to their area.
It's also been said that they had smelly feet, big ears, juggled possums with their feet and pioneered the game of "toss the Anasazi" - ok, maybe not.
