Some artifacts from Kansas

[kansa54]

Don't get to look for stone artifacts much anymore but after some flooding this year I decided to walk a few washed out areas. No till has pretty much ruined most of the sites I use to walk but flooding will still uncover a few things. Other than the English gunflint and French gunflint in the group photo, the rest are Middle to Late Archaic. Not sure about the heat treated 5 inch knife though. Looks similar to a Munkers Creek knife, which is Archaic, but have never found one heat treated.

 

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[Tony in SC]

Good stuff! Really like the knife!

 

[lairmo]

Very nice finds!!

 

[welsbury]

That's a pretty good hunt. With your weather probably more will get washed out.

 

[11KBP]

Nice finds and the knife does look like a Munkers Creek.
Have you ever used a metal detector where you are finding those gunflints?

 

[kansa54]

The knife was found in two pieces about 10 feet apart. A lot of the time broken ones will have a piece missing but not this time. Glued together perfectly.

 

[kansa54]

Nice finds and the knife does look like a Munkers Creek.
Have you ever used a metal detector where you are finding those gunflints?

I have found over 2000 relics from the site with the gunflints. It is an 1850's Kaw Indian site. I have posted some of the items in the Fur Trade Forum over the years. My best find was made last year. It was an 1833 Dragoon Cap Plate.

 

[11KBP]

My best find was made last year. It was an 1833 Dragoon Cap Plate.

That would be an amazing find. I have found a fair number of Dragoon buttons but no plates.

 

[quito]

That’s a fine bunch of artifacts!

Great hunt!!!

 

[Twistedsifter]

sheeeeeeew weee !!!!! what a killer day you had!!!! good on you, quito!

 

[Older The Better]

The knife was found in two pieces about 10 feet apart. A lot of the time broken ones will have a piece missing but not this time. Glued together perfectly.

Id take that problem any day, i never, ever, find the other half haha I’ve got a bowl full of fragments waiting on the other half

 

[old digger]

You have real beauties, thanks for sharing.

 

[kansa54]

That would be an amazing find. I have found a fair number of Dragoon buttons but no plates.

I had found numerous Dragoon and Mounted Rifle buttons over the years on this site but was sure surprised when the cap plate came out of the ground.

 

[11KBP]

I had found numerous Dragoon and Mounted Rifle buttons over the years on this site but was sure surprised when the cap plate came out of the ground.

Amazing find!
Was that found in a cultivated farm field?
Have a cleaned-up pic?

 

[kansa54]

Amazing find!
Was that found in a cultivated farm field?
Have a cleaned-up pic?

Yes, it was in a cultivated field. Couldn't believe it was still intact, other than the star burst shield that would have been behind it. Plus, I had been detecting that field for 17 years, don't know how I missed it.
I often wonder how it ended up their. The site is only a few miles off the Santa Fe trail, so I know the natives had contact with the Dragoons but still a mystery how a dress ornament ended up there.

 

[11KBP]

Mighty nice find Kansa54 and a very rare relic to boot!

 

[arrow86]

Nice finds , some killer points in there and the blades are awesome too. The long piece is interesting almost us an adze look to it, I’d call that a great day !