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The small arrow point at the top is quartz crystal, a Catan. Could be as late as 300yr BP. The bottom is a Plainview, late Paleo. Could date back as far as 11,500 yr BP. Came out of the same campsite. This campsite has been occupied for thousands of years, its just above a spring, and only covers a couple of acres. I'm three feet down and still finding points. Have uncovered around 35 campfires.

Have often wondered why so many points in such a small area ?? Perhaps warring between tribes?? As one ran out, another took their place .... manos by the dozens. The few metates I have found are broken. Looks like this little spot will last me the rest of my Life.

I've seen one other Quartz point that another rancher up there has and I bet you know him!

I remember everybody's flower gardens around Llano always had several
Metates and manos in them!

I know Mr. Shearer had one out of quartzite, I called him when I found this one, and he made me come to his house right away. He asked me how clear it was, and I told him it was clear enough to read a newspaper through it !! He was waiting outside when I got there. That man truly loved artifacts :):):):) I sure miss him.

A friend of mine named this my "Spirit Garden" it holds all manner of broken heads and quarry blanks.

Dad had a dart point made out of a piece of quartzite. I believe it came out of a midden in Bell county. It was a rough point!

Nice garden. I had two or three manos laying around here. Dunno what happened to them. I always heard the old story that when a woman died they broke her mano. Dunno who came up with that one.

Oh! Archaeologist son was telling me about a find the other day. I think it was on a state project. Wasn't their firm. Archaic period find. Said they found a child's burial. Had a young bobcat ( little Bigger than a kitten) buried with it. Bobcat had a small stone amulet around its neck.

Pretty neat!

Sadly the really interesting discoveries that are well documented are lost to public view. Stories and artifacts like that ought to be shared.

Chances are these days the remains will be reinterred. It was a mitigation project so generally that may be the case.

Edit. The story will be shared. It will come out in an official report that has to be written on the project. Generally these reports are available for public sales. They can be purchased thru the custodial agency printing service. Like TxDOT, TP &W, or Texas Historical Commission.

Additional edit; these reports are pretty dry reading.

Not my find, but I guess its time for this. Was in the local paper years ago, and I found it fascinating. It was found close to Screaming Woman Creek. They named it that for a very good reason.

I was knee high to a duck when my dad and grandad found this in the late '60s - early '70s when they were building our family cabin in Boone NC. As a kid, I always thought it to be a tomahawk head but now think it was some sort of hand tool or fleshing tool. It is very smooth so likely spent a lot of time in a hand.

Beautiful work on that one! One day I hope to be able to come close to that level of work, but I'm a ways from there now. I hope you guys keep finding and posting these points. Love this thread and always look for it.

It looks like a celt to me. Kind of an un grooved axe.

I believe you're right. I had never heard of a celt so I googled it and it does look right, so I guess my initial thought of what it was was pretty close. thanx!

Here are a few more points from this campsite--- don't know how many I have found at this site, they just keep coming !!! Find about 15 broken ones for every complete point. My wife always knows I have something good when I tell her to open her hand and close her eyes. Some she lays claim to, and are never seen again :):):):)

only junk on todays foray.....

I found this one about a month ago, after a little rain. Gave it to a young lady who is just starting her "hunting" career with the flaked rocks :):):):) Seeing her excitement was definitely worth the giving !!

That's a beauty!

Well done!!!

Great diversification "Oldgunsmith". Hope I never get to old to hunt points. Still a thrill to find even a less than perfect point. Have the first one I found at age six and remember exactly where I found it. Hardin point perfect 2/3's, now if I could go back and find the tip. GW

I found this small point while planting wheat this morning.

Good one. When you say small point, approximate size, please.

Wayne

Thats a breast feather from a turkey at the bottom of the picture, a quarter covers 90% of the point, it is 1/2 at the widest point.