My first ever artifact find

Wes213 · Mar 10, 2017

I found this two summers ago while mountain biking. I was going a steep hill when my back wheel slipped out from under me and I hit the dirt. It was the day after a big rain so everything was slick. I was on the ground wiping the mud off my arms when I saw this Quartz rock that looked funny to me. It was laying flat side down, when I turn it over and brushed it off I knew that I had found something special. Ever since then I have been addicted. I am still not entirely sure what it is. I think it might be a thumb scrapper as it has a channel down the center?

sandchip · Mar 10, 2017

Always a tough call with quartz pieces 'cause you can't see the flaking as easily as you can with flint/chert, but it sure looks like something in general outline.

RockinIdaho · Mar 10, 2017

Thats cool . It looks fluted.

Wes213 · Mar 10, 2017

RockinIdaho said:
Thats cool . It looks fluted.

Thanks Rock. It is the only fluted piece I have ever found.

tnmudman · Mar 10, 2017

nice i love quartz stuff like sandchip said its hard to see the details in a photo but i can tell thats a nice piece have you looked in that spot where you found it again probably more there

arrow86 · Mar 10, 2017

Nice find looks like it was pretty big before the break maybe a knife ?....I haven't seen many pics of fluted Quartz deff interesting what state did you find it in?

crj1968 · Mar 11, 2017

Cool- start looking at the base of that hill where stuff may have slid down over time....

I've found a lot of obsidian flakes that way.

Wes213 · Mar 11, 2017

arrow86 said:
Nice find looks like it was pretty big before the break maybe a knife ?....I haven't seen many pics of fluted Quartz deff interesting what state did you find it in?

I am in southeast Georgia. I have found a good amount of points and pottery in the same area. It is littered with Quartz chips too.