my finds this year so far!!
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nice finds trevmma 
i dont know what the names of them are but i like em
i dont know what the names of them are but i like em 
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That's a lot of stuff- at a glance it looks as though you have a wide range of points in terms of age/usage etc...let's take them one at a time. Let's start with the big black one- this is not a point that I find here in Wisconsin but I believe it is a pickwick, I would have to have one of the Southern boys confirm that though. The other large dark broken piece... I don't know but I bet there's an impact fracture on the other side... 
Right above the pickwick point/blade is a stemmed point that you can find almost anywhere in the country, they go by many names and there are lots of variations but in general, most, not all, are woodland period points, in Wisconsin many date to the early and middle woodland periods, where you live I don't know for sure. The point that is just in front of this woodland stemmed and the pickwick looks very interesting to me- it most definately has been re-sharpened at least once and more than likely more than once, while I am hesitant to put a name on it or label it I would guess this is slightly older, being Archaic in nature. So many of these types of things really depend on what region of the country your from so my guesses are just that...guesses. Does that little one have a ground base at all?? Actually, I may be way off on that one... it is pretty small and may be an actual arrowhead(which would make it more recent) is that token the size of a penny? Just trying to figure out the size of these...Point in the upper right.. not sure, IMO early woodland projectil point though. Broken piece almost touching it... could be a piece of almost anything and can't really date it. White/grey point right in the middle of the pic.. again, depends on region- I have found two almost exactly identical to that one and both came from classic middle archaic sites, one from a shell midden. So.. middle archaic point if found here... probably same by you but.. I don't know that. Crooked looking white piece in the lower right also appears to be some type of pickwick knife or something.. not familiar with the that typology and it appears that the base may be broken which makes me even less sure. Piece in the lower left.. a piece of something, no way to be sure or to date it unless you find more of it. Piece in the lower middle looks real nice, a later style hopewell point maybe?? Grey piece in the middle right.. madison triangular possibly but it looks more like just a piece of something. Token.. I don't know but I'll trade ya for it. Sorry for being so long winded...and not being more specific with names of points but as the people on here who know me well can tell you, I don't like labeling points a lot, I feel that their useage and the time period they are from are more important. Just a quick example of that- late mississippian triangular points, they must have a dozen or more names for the exact same point- just depends where you're from so if I call one a madison triangular as they are called in Wisconsin a guy from Alabama probably won't recognize what I'm talking about as they call them something esle and vice versa but if we say it's a mississippian triangular we should all know what it is...(There are also a number of points that are just so unique that names work well for them and are recognized universally so it's not like I won't name a point but when I do it's typically a "classic example" of a well known point, not a variant) just my two cents worth.
Right above the pickwick point/blade is a stemmed point that you can find almost anywhere in the country, they go by many names and there are lots of variations but in general, most, not all, are woodland period points, in Wisconsin many date to the early and middle woodland periods, where you live I don't know for sure. The point that is just in front of this woodland stemmed and the pickwick looks very interesting to me- it most definately has been re-sharpened at least once and more than likely more than once, while I am hesitant to put a name on it or label it I would guess this is slightly older, being Archaic in nature. So many of these types of things really depend on what region of the country your from so my guesses are just that...guesses. Does that little one have a ground base at all?? Actually, I may be way off on that one... it is pretty small and may be an actual arrowhead(which would make it more recent) is that token the size of a penny? Just trying to figure out the size of these...Point in the upper right.. not sure, IMO early woodland projectil point though. Broken piece almost touching it... could be a piece of almost anything and can't really date it. White/grey point right in the middle of the pic.. again, depends on region- I have found two almost exactly identical to that one and both came from classic middle archaic sites, one from a shell midden. So.. middle archaic point if found here... probably same by you but.. I don't know that. Crooked looking white piece in the lower right also appears to be some type of pickwick knife or something.. not familiar with the that typology and it appears that the base may be broken which makes me even less sure. Piece in the lower left.. a piece of something, no way to be sure or to date it unless you find more of it. Piece in the lower middle looks real nice, a later style hopewell point maybe?? Grey piece in the middle right.. madison triangular possibly but it looks more like just a piece of something. Token.. I don't know but I'll trade ya for it. Sorry for being so long winded...and not being more specific with names of points but as the people on here who know me well can tell you, I don't like labeling points a lot, I feel that their useage and the time period they are from are more important. Just a quick example of that- late mississippian triangular points, they must have a dozen or more names for the exact same point- just depends where you're from so if I call one a madison triangular as they are called in Wisconsin a guy from Alabama probably won't recognize what I'm talking about as they call them something esle and vice versa but if we say it's a mississippian triangular we should all know what it is...(There are also a number of points that are just so unique that names work well for them and are recognized universally so it's not like I won't name a point but when I do it's typically a "classic example" of a well known point, not a variant) just my two cents worth.
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i live in warren county ohio, i guess south west ohio.
the token is the size of a penny. thanks cannon man.
i also found a big rock with the same exact grove that a axe has, but only on one side. it was way out in the field.
i hid it in the woods to get it later
the token is the size of a penny. thanks cannon man.
i also found a big rock with the same exact grove that a axe has, but only on one side. it was way out in the field.
i hid it in the woods to get it later
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Very nice finds, Trev!!
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