Turkeyrtail, Dalton, & Big Pink Ledbetter Point from our last 2 Hunts at River Site

[VOL1266-X]

Turkeyrtail, Dalton, & Big Pink Ledbetter Point from our last 2 Hunts at River Site

After our last artifact hunt in late June, we have had a lot of rainfall preventing Steve & I from returning to the Cumberland River bottom planted in Burley tobacco. The heavy rains had eroded the high points in the Native American village even more than we expected. We made an afternoon hunt on July 11. I found the 3.25 in. long pink Ledbetter point shown in the pic. That artifact dates to 3,500-6,000 years old. Steve eyeballed a Dalton point dating from 9,200-10,000 years old but it had an ear broken off the base. Our finds from the July 11 hunt are shown in the pic on the blue background.
We returned to the site on July 13 which just happened to be Steve’s birthday. He was rewarded with the find of the day with a perfect Turkeytail point dating from 2,500-4,000 years old. I found a nice stemmed point and a small Woodland era point that have been few and far between at this site. Our finds from yesterday’s hunt are shown on the beige background and I attached a pic of Steve’s Turkeytail point. This will be our last hunt at this site this year. Thanks to Tnmountains for his expertise in identifying the Ledbetter point. Enjoy the video, Q.

 

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[whammy]

Just an awesome hunt, congratulations. I used to find points on my Grandfathers farm when I was a kid. They don't plow as deep any more, so the finds have dried up. Hard to find places anymore, but I still look.

 

[Dman]

Wat to go. You guys are tearing it up. Stay cool.

 

[johnnyblaze]

Way to go fellas the rain held out for you guys..Nice pile of early Artifacts!

~Blaze

 

[WildWildBill]

Some awesome saves from your domain once again! That small one with the irregular base is just killer! I've found points like your "turkeytail" point when I used to hunt in northern Ky. I always called them Adena points. I do have a couple turkeytail points from my time there, a broken one, and one that looks slightly unfinished on one side. Have one that I traded a bannerstone for. Eye candy for someone deeply into folks who go bonkers over exquisite Indian artifacts.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on some very nice artifacts

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice bunch of artifacts guys! The way they plant that tobacco leaves a lot of bare ground between the plants. Surprising though that the weeds haven't moved into those bare spots.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Great hunt! You found some very old historical items, congratulations!

 

[JerV3]

Awesome points man

I find one from time to time. They are amazing peices of work. I could search for them all day

HH Jer

 

[VOL1266-X]

Nice bunch of artifacts guys! The way they plant that tobacco leaves a lot of bare ground between the plants. Surprising though that the weeds haven't moved into those bare spots.

Thanks Steve. The land is sprayed with a pre-emergence weed killer before tobacco is transplanted. HH, Q.

 

[digger dad]

Wow I have never found any points .. Hopefully one day !! Thanks for the video and pics !!

 

[creekhunter]

Great finds and really enjoyed the video, way to go.

 

[tennessee digger]

Good job Quindy......Glad to see you and Steve still finding a lot of points at that place. Love the PINK color of that one point that you found....kinda reminds me of Dman.

 

[Breezie]

Way to go Quindy and Steve on another successful Native American hunt! You two have found some beautiful pieces of history. The song by Paul Revere & the Raiders took me back a few years; great selection for the video. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Steve! Quindy you've got one coming up soon, so HAPPY early BIRTHDAY to you too!


Breezie

 

[relic nut]

That looks like a great day. Congrats on some awesome history.

HH RN

 

[Tnmountains]

You guys are killing it! How those stone tools lasted so long with out being broke always amazes me. You both did really well. Hope you get to hunt it again and save some long lost history.
Thanks for sharing!
HH
TnMtns

 

[Subterranean]

Super finds, congratulations you guys. It is truly amazing to find something 9,000 years old in such great shape. Sub

 

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[Old Dude]

Nice bunch of artifacts guys! The way they plant that tobacco leaves a lot of bare ground between the plants. Surprising though that the weeds haven't moved into those bare spots.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SfHsrT0yL2k/ToKGbPGR_kI/AAAAAAAAAt4/TrLGEdKtbw0/s1600/Hoe.jpg

This is how they controlled the weeds when I was growing up'
Great finds Mr Q. Been awhile since I was in a " 'baccer patch ". Can't say I miss it either. We both know the sweat and hard work that goes into something that just gets burned up.
I remember seeing pieces of pink flint along the Cumberland in Kentucky too. From what I understand, different colors were traded among the natives? Some wound up there from even as far away as Michigan?

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice points Quindy and Steve. Always like to see your pictures.