Pictures of artifacts

[Freemindedclark]

Pictures of artifacts please

I am starting this thread in the hopes that the members of this forum will flood it with pictures of all the various artifacts they have found and or collected over time. I figured this thread could provide novice hunters and collectors with a vast wealth from which to learn from and compare to.

I thank you all for helping further my education as well as others.

 

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[Charl]

Here's a Maritime Archaic("Red Paint" People) style piece. Found on the St. Croix River, which forms part of the border between Maine and Canada....

 

[uniface]

Nice, Charl !!! Material = ?

 

[Force_of_Iron]

Just got done sharpening it.

 

[Sunny Side]

Large axe from Ohio. 11”

 

[Sunny Side]

Steatite tube pipe with suspension hole. Ohio

 

[Force_of_Iron]

We are getting a significant escalation in artifacts. By weight anyway.

That guy needs to post the picture of the monkey in his garden. That's the perfect cap.

 

[RustyRelics]

Broken Buck Creek, good candidate for a repair. I am going to sell this one.

 

[newnan man]

Large axe from Ohio. 11”View attachment 1765701

I've seen these big axes and always wondered what kind of "giant" would it take to use one? Seriously who could swing a 15 lb. axe all day? Nice one you have there!

 

[Sunny Side]

. I have quite a few of these large axes. Kidding aside, I do believe in some cases they were used by very large men some would call giants. 7’ to 7 1/2’ Adena Indians were not uncommon. These were not basketball player types either, these were football player types with big heads and wide shoulders. Huge men. The axe pictured is from Ohio. 13” 15lbs. Probably one of the nicer examples you could ever hope to own.

 

[diggingthe1]

I am flat out blown away by the amazing stuff posted. I thought I would contribute some colorful Colorado points I've found! View attachment 1765774

 

[Charl]

Nice, Charl !!! Material = ?

Sorry, uni, but I don't know....

 

[quito]

Seeing all this big stuff I thought I better show this 13.5 lb 3/4 groove maul.


Rescued it from a farmer friend who was using it for a door stop in his garage.

 

[quito]

Paint pot my friends hired man brought up out of his driveway dragging it.
Then he gave it to me.

 

[sandchip]

A local mechanic waved me down as I drove by one day and had this to show me. He found it on his farm and wondered what it was. Showed me how a magnet stuck to it. I told him what it was and let me take it with me so I could take some pictures of it. I returned it in a small display case for his trust in sharing it with me. Of course, it nagged at me knowing that he didn't collect nor anybody else in his family. Several months later, we were talking and I told him that he needed to let me do him a nice sign. All he had was painted 1x12 board over the entrance. Then, I asked if he would be interested in making a trade. He said, "Sure, it's just a rock." He probably came out way better if you compare retail values, but all I had in it was material costs, which was minimal. The rest was a labor of love in saving a fairly scarce artifact from my county. Not a beauty as far as workmanship goes, but it's the only eggstone I've seen made from hematite.

 

[southfork]

Mortar and pestle found in junk store for $40 bucks N. California

 

[Force_of_Iron]

I've thought about this from a practical point of view. These were not war weapons IMO. Anyone wielding such a thing would get killed pretty quick by someone with a lighter and quicker weapon. You would swing this thing once and that would be the end of you. I'm thinking they were primarily for hunts of big animals. One or two guys in the pack might carry this so that if they ran across a big animal they could bash it a single time and disable it. You wouldn't want to have to strike a large animal multiple times. It could kill you or your mates. Since the first swing would likely be the decisive one with large game or predatory animals the size of the weapon would not be such a detriment. It would only be a matter of timing. Hit it once and score the kill.

 

[Sunny Side]

Maybe so. I think there needs to be an explanation for the wear and polishing on the bit and grooves. Heavier axes were likely used to split large fallen trees. Early explorers such as Desoto, reported clap board dwellings. I once showed Ken Tankersley a beautiful huge full grooved and he speculated these tools could be older and used for spitting Mastadon bones. Indians were known for swift clean kills, the animals spirit had to be happy with his molesters when the deed was done. I think wreaking havoc with a large full groove would have made too sloppy for their taste. But you could be right, we will never know.

 

[tomclark]

I paid 2 bucks for this at a yard sale in Tampa Bay about 35 years ago.. Not an ancient artifact but a tourist item sold in the NE/Maine. Maybe 1920's... A Penobscot Root Ball Club. "[FONT=&quot]Root clubs started as weapons, then became ceremonial tools as spirit clubs, then became tourist pieces. Increasing complexity in the use of ornamental design parallels the market that grew for these objects" [/FONT]Nicer ones have more intricate carvings and paint... animals, faces etc.. I like this simple one and hey for 2 bucks..it hangs on the wall. Brunhilda doesn't really like it and calls it the "Devil's _ " hahahaha

 

[arrow86]

View attachment 1766458View attachment 1766459View attachment 1766460View attachment 1766461View attachment 1766462 I paid 2 bucks for this at a yard sale in Tampa Bay about 35 years ago.. Not an ancient artifact but a tourist item sold in the NE/Maine. Maybe 1920's... A Penobscot Root Ball Club. "[FONT=&quot]Root clubs started as weapons, then became ceremonial tools as spirit clubs, then became tourist pieces. Increasing complexity in the use of ornamental design parallels the market that grew for these objects" [/FONT]Nicer ones have more intricate carvings and paint... animals, faces etc.. I like this simple one and hey for 2 bucks..it hangs on the wall. Brunhilda doesn't really like it and calls it the "Devil's _ " hahahaha

That’s one crazy looking club