My Secret Santa Gifts

[The Grim Reaper]

As some of you may know I run a Secret Santa over on arrowheadolgy and have for 5 years now. It has been very popular and people have gotten some great artifacts over the years. This year my Secret Santa was from New Mexico and I got some killers. I got several nice Points, a couple Knives, some Beads, some Pottery and one with some eyes on it, a few Apache Tears, some raw material, and last but not least my favorite piece of the bunch, a really nice Cruciform made from Basalt. I was pleasantly surprised to see this in the mix.

Here's some pics. Enjoy and have a Merry Christmas.

 

[NCPeaches]

You have a great secret Santa!

 

[jamey]

you have a nice santa,what is the last one pictured.thanks for sharing....could it be one for the thunderbird topic.

 

[painterx7]

Very nice gifts and great idea !!!!

 

[Neanderthal]

Sumbuck. That cruciform may not be the rarest piece in that lot - can I get a closer pic of that serrated yellow arrow point?

 

[Jon Stewart]

Great bunch of artifacts. Like that cruciform. Was down in Mexico (the country) one winter with a group and a friend of mine found one maybe twice the size of the one you have. 7 of us found 80 arrowheads in 4 hours one day. don't go down there for our "health" reasons anymore.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Sumbuck. That cruciform may not be the rarest piece in that lot - can I get a closer pic of that serrated yellow arrow point?

I'll get you one Matt as soon as I can. It is very thin and I mean thin. Looks to be made on a flake.

 

[Neanderthal]

I'll get you one Matt as soon as I can. It is very thin and I mean thin. Looks to be made on a flake.

Steve, from the images, it looks like it could be a Lott point. Lott are a variant of the Garza (often made from a flake)..and more rare than hen's teeth. I have cruciforms, but zero Lott points.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Here you go Matt. Here are some close ups of the Point you asked about. This is on regular writing paper so you can get an idea of size. It's very small and delicate. I looked at Lott Points and I think you may be right. Very cool.

 

[Neanderthal]

I hate you.

That does look like a Lott point. They are damned hard to find complete and generally misidentified when they are. I've seen better examples, but they are almost always broken. To have any Lott complete is a great score.

 

[timekiller]

You must of been a good boy this year Reap, Thanks for the look man the little cruciform is something I'll never see here.
Best to Ya,
Pete,

 

[The Grim Reaper]

I hate you.

That does look like a Lott point. They are damned hard to find complete and generally misidentified when they are. I've seen better examples, but they are almost always broken. To have any Lott complete is a great score.

Thanks for the ID Matt. I knew it was nice but had no idea of the type.

 

[Twitch]

Nice work Steve. I lived in Las Cruces for 5 years and would have loved to have found a cruciform. Got to me one of the coolest artifacts out there.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Nice work Steve. I lived in Las Cruces for 5 years and would have loved to have found a cruciform. Got to me one of the coolest artifacts out there.

Thanks Twitch. I was really surprised when I opened the box and saw the Cruciform. It really completes my New Mexico tray.

 

[rock]

So what did they use a Cruciform for? Nice gift

 

[The Grim Reaper]

So what did they use a Cruciform for? Nice gift

Not really sure what they were used for. It's another one of those problematicals that everyone speculates on but no one is definitely sure.

http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/J_Mountjoy_Dated_1971a.pdf

 

[rock]

Is this one? Its the one on the left of course. Its square in shape. Has a bit of damage but not much

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Where was yours found rock? Cruciforms are only found in a limited area of northern Mexico and parts of New Mexico. Yours look similar but I doubt it is.

 

[rock]

I found it last year in a field N GA. Mine is worked on both sides I thought a possible tie on piece. Its got some nice color on it. Thanks for the info

 

[dougachim]

Here you go Matt. Here are some close ups of the Point you asked about. This is on regular writing paper so you can get an idea of size. It's very small and delicate. I looked at Lott Points and I think you may be right. Very cool.

Soto point