Unreal spear or blade in ROCK!!

jackiemaclin · Jul 23, 2015

Hello People, I have one of the most unusual finds in my 40+ years of findings. Most of all my findings are in North Arkansas & S. Missouri. I will soon post some of the findings later. Yet now as my first posting, check out this rock with a spear or blade in it. Kind of reminds me of King Author and those days when the Sword was found in the stone! I welcome any opinions & comments. jackiemac

P@tch · Jul 23, 2015

I haven't a clue, but its cool as you know what. Congrats

Plumbata · Jul 23, 2015

It's kinda difficult to make out any flaking on the piece in the somewhat fuzzy picture, but the edge does look sharp and blade-like. More pictures would be greatly appreciated!

That area is well known for its karst landscape and many caves and springs, so if it is a NA artifact it could have been lodged under a limestone ledge and then rather quickly gotten covered in fresh limestone from the mineral-rich water dripping or flowing on it. I've found sticks and other organic material covered in limestone or cemented in "waterfall stalactites" (not sure what to call them) that probably accumulated in a few years or less.

Cool find!

Boonieguy · Jul 23, 2015

How about a few more pics from different angles?

RJ55 · Jul 24, 2015

Could the spear be imbedded in petrified wood?

sproatz · Jul 24, 2015

That's what I thought. Petrified wood? Or is the rock a fake made out of foam like a taxidermist does? No disrespect I'm just guessing

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Old Dude · Jul 24, 2015

RJ55 said:
Could the spear be imbedded in petrified wood?

When I lived in Ky, a mechanic in my hometown had a long display case filled with Indian ( yes, I said Indian. Enough of the politically correct BS! ) artifacts he had collected from a cave on his property. One of his was a point embedded in rock. Our thoughts were the same, that it wasn't rock when it was first stuck in there.
Pretty neat find.

plymouthian12 · Jul 24, 2015

Could be fossilized bone

huntsman53 · Jul 24, 2015

Very interesting! When zooming in, the piece does look to have been worked. The somewhat separated pieces which are somewhat different colored from the main rock below where the point of the possible spear point is lodged as well as the different coloration of the rock around the entry point if in fact it is a spear point, leads me to also believe that it may be in a fossil of a bone versus a rock. If it was thrown into an animal or large size, there would definitely be damage and blood intrusion into the bone which could explain the different coloration and possible fracturing around where the possible spear point entered and penetrated the opposite side in trying to exit.

Frank

highnam · Jul 24, 2015

It would be really cool to know if that's wood, bone or stone....either way it is one of the most incredible NA finds I have ever seen...however, I'm still looking for my first arrowhead!

ArDirtSlinger · Jul 24, 2015

Its cool for sure ..But i would like a better pic also...

sutphin · Jul 24, 2015

WELCOME TO TNET NEW MEMBER , AND THE INTERESTING FIND THATS DISPLAYED.

huntsman53 · Jul 24, 2015

Yeah, welcome to Treasure Net! I really like your entry for Metal Detectors in your' arsenal! If I had a third eye, I would want it in the back of my' head so that I could see all of the things I missed when walking away. :laughing7:

Frank

NolanTheExplorer · Jul 24, 2015

Spear point was lost in clay/mud that turned to a stone 10k yrs later.
Awesome.

WildWildBill · Jul 24, 2015

plymouthian12 said:
Could be fossilized bone

I second that. Not a clear pic but very well could be. Need bigger and better pics from various angles

CRUSADER · Jul 25, 2015

Bad picture but looks kind of natural to me.

ARC · Jul 25, 2015

Strange...
I think this piece is a man made point.
I am no expert in this... But have seem tons of points over my years from guys I know who are "into" these sorts of things.
And have found many over the years myself.

Picture this...
Hunting in the period of this point...
Thrown at animal and missed...
Lodges in "crack/hole" (hmmm sounds ummm.... heh)
And is stuck.
Even today. :P

First look at this screams manmade point to me... but perhaps I am wrong.

Marylanddetctr · Jul 25, 2015

Looks like bone to me

jewelerguy · Jul 25, 2015

looks like a spike. your location is listed as 'on the river', so this leads me to think this was some sort of anchoring device driven in sand stone for a structure of some sort