Once in a lifetime!! First find ever

[Tuffke]

Found this axe head in 1996. Was around 12 years old and was just playing in the creek like any good country boy! Saw a cool rock and took it home, got yelled at by mom for bringing more rocks into the house until my father noticed it. He flipped out.

Green and white granite with absolutely no imperfections. Unbelievably smooth!! Authenticated as late archaic 1500-2000 BC.

Found many cool points since but nothing out of ordinary.

Enjoy

Found a nice little bird point today.

 

[wells]

Love those 3/4 groove axes, i have yet to find an unbroken one. You have a dandy there, thanks for sharing !

 

[flintmel]

wow! museum quality. very, very nice!

 

[Tuffke]

WAs told this was probably from the Nebo Indians? Anyone have an interesting information about them? Would this have been made for fighting or camp work or what?

 

[ouachitacaveman]

Very nice indeed !
Where did you find these artifacts ?

 

[Tuffke]

Very nice indeed !
Where did you find these artifacts ?

Axe was in Johnson Co, MO (central). Bird point found east of Springfield in southern Mo where I live now.

 

[quito]

"Would this have been made for fighting or camp work or what?"

Spectacular Find you have there. I'd say for wood work, rather than fighting.

Joel

 

[nsdq]

Very nice indeed !
Where did you find these artifacts ?

Axe was in Johnson Co, MO (central). Bird point found east of Springfield in southern Mo where I live now.

nice finds,,, lots of stuff in missery to find, good hist at the truman obsver deck at the dam about natives

 

[Tuffke]

Very nice indeed !
Where did you find these artifacts ?

Axe was in Johnson Co, MO (central). Bird point found east of Springfield in southern Mo where I live now.

nice finds,,, lots of stuff in missery to find, good hist at the truman obsver deck at the dam about natives

I will check it out sometime. Thanks

 

[pickaway]

Nice ax congrats

 

[mikusek]

Great axe!

 

[allen]

one of the best axes i've ever seen !!