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[larson1951]

here is a bone game piece or ornament that I found summer of 08
I like the patina and simple but tasteful engraving on it
the first image is actual size or very close to it

post something cool here for the purpose of discussion, information, or bragging

 

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[vayank54]

Amazing stuff -- all !!!

vayank54 : Looks like Paoli Chert from Kentucky. (?) It traveled pretty far back then.

Thanks. I found it in VA about 15 miles south of Manassas. There were 2 big Indians camps near my mom's and we found a lot of arrowheads and other things at those sites.

 

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[Mooch]

Here are three of my better grayish dovetails. The sonora point was found in Southern Illinois in Gallatin Co, The center fractured base dovetail is a killer. Ex Clem Caldwell pictured in one of Tully's books Christian Co, KY. the gray dovetail is from Posey Co, IN. All are pretty nice

 

[ducktrapper]

Been wanting to show this one for awhile. Found in a dried-up pond in East Central Minnesota a few years ago during a horrible dry spell. Most recently (200-300 years), Lakota and Ojibwe were in the area. Could this be one of theirs, or does it pre-date that, or is it just a rock that happens to look like a hatchet?

 

[vayank54]

Here's a pic of a few of my favorites I've found in VA. the first one is made from a really soft stone almost like hardened marine clay I was told that the 3rd one came from Arizona or New Mexico. I can't remember which but I never seen any stone like that one is made from in VA. The small clear one beside the dime isn't broken. It's just that small. Maybe a bird point or something?

 

[uniface]

Some of the "second choice" stones they used (of necessity) weather poorly over time -- argellite, for one example. Pretty good stuff when freshly knapped, but it deteriorates with exposure to the elements to the texture of a poorly-fired, 18th century brick. Even some cherts do this. Possibly it's acidic water that leeches them.

 

[vayank54]

Some of the "second choice" stones they used (of necessity) weather poorly over time -- argellite, for one example. Pretty good stuff when freshly knapped, but it deteriorates with exposure to the elements to the texture of a poorly-fired, 18th century brick. Even some cherts do this. Possibly it's acidic water that leeches them.

I was wondering. I found a few other smaller points made from the same green stone. I thought maybe they were ceremonial or something as they would be to soft for any real use
Thanks for the info.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

I found all three of these Fish Hooks this year. I have been hunting Ft Ancient sites since 1987 and had found only a few broken pieces before this year, so finding three in one year tickled me to death. All three are from the same site as well.

 

[Worthy55]

Here is the coolest artifact I have ever found. I call it big bird and it is in the 4th edition of the Best of the Best mag page 211.

 

[Sundancer]

..all I can say is WOW!

~Coprolite Mike

 

[ink-a-alot]

..all I can say is WOW!

~Coprolite Mike

one of my lucky finds.

 

[pickaway]

 

[creek astronaut]

killer pipe pick,pack it up

 

[Worthy55]

Some old tools. 8) 8) 8)

 

[uniface]

Wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The smaller ones are beauties !

The large ones look like Levallois technology (?) (!)

 

[Th3rty7]

great little bowl there pick!


Nice old pieces worthy. This thread delivers...

 

[uniface]

The pipe is beyond even unbelievable !

 

[uniface]

A strikingly similar piece to your middle one, Worthy. Except it's of quartzite, so not as pretty

 

[pickaway]

killer pipe pick,pack it up

Thanks that pipe is for sale @ 275 if anybody is interested. pm me...

 

[Worthy55]

Uniface. I found the tools many years ago here in Florida so I don't think their as old as the levallois from Europe but they are what we here call paleo tools . They are also unifaced. 8) 8) 8)

 

[lostlake88]

Here is some Ohio slate and I just love the color.