One More of Dads cases from Tenn.

Gomer · May 22, 2013

One More of Dad's cases from Tenn.

So happy to post pics but this is my last for tonight. Another nice point I walked right over.....the big Lost Lake from Percy Lake...and it was laying flat out....

He constantly reminds me of my error....lol

ks_hunter · May 23, 2013

Nice!..

larson1951 · May 23, 2013

real nice i am still trying to find out what kind of stone the dark gray shiny pieces are?

Gomer · May 23, 2013

In our frames most of it is what many folks call Knox Chert. There is some Knox Chert in our local collection of where it mainly is found but I am a hold out on calling it all Knox chert.....

It is a cobble flint which means in E. Tenn at least, if you find a 3" long point you have found a hog made of it. It cannot be heat treated (only destroys it) and the kind of flint I am speaking of in my opinion has more the make-up of Knife River material. It is fairly translucent, either glows a Army green or Brownish Red when back lite and normally has plant fossils in it. What I call Knox chert is not as translucent, more of a very smooth Black color and certainly easier to knapp. I find very little of that material, except from the area where Knox chert was named from, the Lil "T" area.

When I lived in the area full time and started hunting its a normal material to find, so normal took it for granted. Now when I return to hunt it's all I "want" to find, but now that I really want it, seems to be harder to find. Ain't that always the way?

Some of the items in this particular frame are hornstone, which can be found somewhat in E. Tenn. I was surprised to find out how many Hornstone items are found in Florida versus E. Tenn when we moved here long ago. Especially on the St. Johns River.....probably trade down the coast line? I will try and take a few pics of what this flint I am speaking of looks like in its original makeup. Actually since I have always believed God made the Clinch River for me, and that being a strong hold for this material, I named it "Clinch River Obsidian".....lol

What I want to find is a Cumberland made from it. I have seen only one broken Cumberland base made from it. I keep that pic of that artifact handy, like looking at a Lotto ticket and keeping the hope. Man has to have a plan and a desire.....that's mine at this point in my artifact pursuit!