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Not many arrow heads in my neck of the woods. Mostly rocks but occasionally you'll find a arrow head. I can't help but think what kind of time went into making these. I guess with no T.V. or computer as a distraction, one would have a lot more time for this sort of thing.

Great looking hardstone artifacts! Seldom find them in southwest Missouri. Northern Missouri & Ill easier found. Where you farming? GW

Northern CA.If one goes to the OR,CA border there is a lot more obsidian and arrow head type artifacts.

If you happen to be in the Tulelake area of Nor. Cal, head out to Medicine Lake and check out Glass Mountain and the HUGE obsidian lava flow. It's a little hard to find but once you do, prepare to be amazed, At one point, the road follows the flow and it's easy to access.

Farming,

Several of those artifacts look like what is known here as a "Waco Sinker". The ones with the grooves ground around them. Speculation is they were either net sinkers or small bolo weights.
Young son who is a professional archaeologist has one in my Dad's collection and I found one surface surveying a farm east of Elgin Tx.

Still wishing I could post pics. Need to update inherited laptop so it will let me do such things!

Bob

I have one of those long skinney ones with the hole drilled near one end. I think they are called a plummet. I always wondered how they were used. I know several people with point collections but I am the only one around here with one of those. miles

Makes sense, all these stones came from fields that are within a couple of miles of a creek with a salmon run. The area is also in a major duck flyway.

I let this thread slip for a couple weeks, but I' ve still been out there gettin it. May be some overlap with the white big sandies mixed into this batch. Missed a few insitu pics but are now washed and on the towel, but that was up current to date last week.

Went this week,more stuff


last couple weeks:

large blade-snap base, black pine tree, harpeth river , some kirkage mixed in, polished crinoid fossil, white points from last posting, coral matrix point(lithostrotion-agatized),
drills, a carp point and some busted medley





Harpeth River point




yesterday: a pink banded pine tree whittled down to a drill- also a game ball and semi translucent lance (both still in the pouch)




today; scratch work with rake into some equipment gouges, out pops a couple nice pieces. No, I did not make the break, the patina is intact and amazingly I scratched
up the broken base section. That's a first.

I cannot imagine the eons required for the few native Americans to produce then loose these artifacs.

Jim

When I was in short pants there were the "indian fire pits" long the ridge over looking Mentor Marsh. perfectly round pits excatly spaced , about 50 feet or so. Many artifacts were dug up there. I always searched but only found beer cans and such.
Now? I think it's another line of cheap housing.

Wanted to add this with addition to last night's update: an assemblage of 90 days worth of flint flipping, will need to get a larger display case no doubt. The most recent pieces from last few days are not in this pic.

represents a lot of walking, 5-6 hours of non-stop walking on many outings. Just a water bottle and a few mosquitoes for company. No telling how many miles of walking ground covered.


mostly heartbreakers but that's to be expected; it's from ground that has been continually farmed since 1830. It's a wonder everything's not been pulverized yet.

lost lakes, pine trees, bentons, corner notched kirks, big sandys , adena, paleo and early archaic pieces.....etc.....

No wonder that the Injuns are all gone.
They lost all their tools!

Some really nice pieces in there. This is one of my favorite threads.

get a real hobby

haven't been looking for a while, but found another itty-bitty today

Wherever you hunt for artifacts must have been loaded with game at one time. Either that or the Indians did a TON of stump shooting...

Neat find.

I'm 'growed out' for the time being, corn is 6' tall in all my spots.

Resigned to construction sites for now. I can go dig if'n I want to, but they GD heat index and chiggers have been a mofo lately.

somebody please getthis man his fix of indian artifact crackrocks

he is jonesing bad

Man Huntsman, you are one lucky guy! I want to find just 1 of these! Where I live I have never even heard of someone finding one. I will keep looking though. Keep posting up pics so I can live vicariously through your finds!

This is my idea of an Indian artifact