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There is something very spiritual about picking up a rock that no man has touched for hundreds, maybe thousands of years. It doesn't need explaining to most folks, typology and such, (I personally love that part of it) they just feel it and get hooked...
These days, I get more shakes from pulling a worked rock than I do about killing a Spring Gobbler...............
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Sooner or later our heritage of hunting is going to be a rich mans sport and the words "Outfitter" and "Hunt Industry" will be synonymous with cancer and A.I.D.S. among blue collar hunters like me and my family! (A.L. Williams - 2010)
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Looked off my horse the other day and saw this broken beauty staring up at me... ![[Linked Image]](http://i66.tinypic.com/2mcbvbm.jpg)
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Thanks man.
Even the broken ones are cool.
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Thanks man.
Even the broken ones are cool. Yessir! Is that obsidian?
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Wonder what the base looked like. It's got some size to it.
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Thanks man.
Even the broken ones are cool. Yessir! Is that obsidian? Yes. All of them around here are made of it.
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My kid found this broken bowl the other day. Like I said, even the broken ones are cool. ![[Linked Image]](http://i63.tinypic.com/2vjubkx.jpg)
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Thanks man.
Even the broken ones are cool. Yessir! Is that obsidian? Yes. All of them around here are made of it. Pomo ?
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Still knocking out some obsidian points here. Took one (about 4 1/2 incher) to fundraiser last week and it earned $90. Winner said he would have been willing to go substantially higher, so he was happy.
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Used to have alot of artifacts, but not much anymore. This piece always was my favorite, found in mid 60's here in Northern Ca. Part of a tomahawk, or fleshing tool ? Showed it to a so called "expert" once, and he said couldnt have come from my area. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/bWcZAQq.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/9VVTXov.jpg)
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Found near the confluence of Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers. ![[Linked Image]](https://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt260/jackpine44/stonepointwisriver_zpsfku6i9nw.jpg)
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Used to have alot of artifacts, but not much anymore. This piece always was my favorite, found in mid 60's here in Northern Ca. Part of a tomahawk, or fleshing tool ? Showed it to a so called "expert" once, and he said couldnt have come from my area. I do believe that jade of some sort was gathered and traded through CA. I also believe that's the material of your tool. For an interesting read here's a link. https://www.gia.edu/gia-news-research/nephrite-jade-road-evolution-green-nephrite-market![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/4RP0LJe.jpg) The reason I got interested in the origins of this material, is because I found an Early Triangular point made from it, about 1200 miles from any known source. That tells the story of how well traveled the trading was, even towards the end of the Paleo era.
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Found near the confluence of Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers. What a beauty.
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Used to have alot of artifacts, but not much anymore. This piece always was my favorite, found in mid 60's here in Northern Ca. Part of a tomahawk, or fleshing tool ? Showed it to a so called "expert" once, and he said couldnt have come from my area. I do believe that jade of some sort was gathered and traded through CA. I also believe that's the material of your tool. For an interesting read here's a link. https://www.gia.edu/gia-news-research/nephrite-jade-road-evolution-green-nephrite-marketThe reason I got interested in the origins of this material, is because I found an Early Triangular point made from it, about 1200 miles from any known source. That tells the story of how well traveled the trading was, even towards the end of the Paleo era. Great read,thanks for posting 👍
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This inactive time of the year for me is killing me.
You guys are finding some pretty cool stuff.
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Used to have alot of artifacts, but not much anymore. This piece always was my favorite, found in mid 60's here in Northern Ca. Part of a tomahawk, or fleshing tool ? Showed it to a so called "expert" once, and he said couldnt have come from my area. Looks like well-worn, hand (or water) polished California Serpentine tool to me, an amateur armchair geologist. Serpentine is the California state rock (for what that's worth). California serpentine
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