Two Beads And A Point

Th3rty7 · May 17, 2011

I got out this afternoon for a short hunt. I had a small window between storms to look, about 15 - 20 minutes. I found five shell beads, three were broken partials and a broken triangle and a needle tipped Jacks Reef or Pentagonal. HH

flintdigger · May 17, 2011

That needle tip point is great. Those beads are very interesting. Congratulatuations on a short but sucessfull hunt.

in.rockhntr · May 17, 2011

Dang. What would you have found if you'd had an hour! Nice finds.

ohio · May 17, 2011

Man you've been doing really well lately to say the least. Id say yer right on the money with Jacks pentagonal.

Take it easy man,
Chuck

Th3rty7 · May 17, 2011

Thanks fellas , appreciate the comments.

tmodel · May 17, 2011

that pretty point looks like it was turned in to a prettyer drill for those shell beeds would you drop one of the beeds over the point and look where it stops for use ware as a drill.. please! Terry

1320 · May 18, 2011

Very nice...times three! Any lightening close by on this hunt?!

marinedad · May 18, 2011

nice point, beads look like a lifesaver mint.

Felinepeachy · May 18, 2011

WTG!! It seems like you never go home empty handed. Nice point!

About the shell beads, how can you tell it's a shell bead as opposed to just a segment of a crinoid, which I find everywhere here in Kentucky.

Th3rty7 · May 18, 2011

Felinepeachy said:
WTG!! It seems like you never go home empty handed. Nice point!

About the shell beads, how can you tell it's a shell bead as opposed to just a segment of a crinoid, which I find everywhere here in Kentucky.

Color and texture basically. Most shell beads are a bright bleached white. Shell beads have manufactured and usewear characteristics. Polish and tiny scratches or grinding lines from being ground or shaped into bead form. The drilled area usually has alot of usewear polish.

Shell beads on the left, crinoid segment on the right.

choo · May 18, 2011

Nice finds those beads are Killller!

Felinepeachy · May 18, 2011

Thanks 37

Th3rty7 · May 19, 2011

tmodel said:
that pretty point looks like it was turned in to a prettyer drill for those shell beeds would you drop one of the beeds over the point and look where it stops for use ware as a drill.. please! Terry

Thanks Terry, I see what you're saying but imo these Jacks Reef types were made very thin and with needle tips to penetrate game, they are some of the very first arrowpoint types used with the bow. Here are two more with similar distal ends.