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Google maps says roughly 400mi to the nearest source I’m familiar with. Of course it’s probably over 200 to the Alibates flint quarries and we find that stuff all the time. They were some hiking dudes back then.

Latest knockoffs. Doing chores early AM and then beat on a few rocks in the shade after the heat turns on. A quarter (0.955 in.) for scale.


Found some larger chunks of obsidian last trip out. A few that I'd need heavy equipment and a larger truck to retrieve.
Map of Oregon obsidian sources

Old son was was doing fence repair today up by his cattle pens. Said he found this in the road.

Nice!

Tonight I found a chunk of turquoise, a busted edge of a knife/spear point, a crude white/clear point, a dandy itty-bitty and a busted red base. I find lots of these dark red chips but very few worked artifacts out of it, only a couple of brokes so far.... glad to find another.





the dark red base and some flakes.

Maybe a stupid question but -

How does a guy find a campsite when the woods are covered with leaves ?

Dunno.... I don't have woods.....

Maybe bring a rake?

What are those funny looking sticky wood looking tree things behind you in your Avatar ?

But yeah I get it... for areas that don’t have leaves all good.

BUT it’s wooded here so ...

I feel for ya.....

When we pick up pecans in the winter we use a battery powered leaf blower to blow the leaves away sometimes, might be worth a shot. I’d be more apt to search for places where the ground slopes away and there’s exposed dirt. If everything is covered in leaves the rain and the wind aren’t doing much to erode the soil and expose points.

Huntsman, you have the most beautiful flint in your area.

Angostora?
Sp?

Just a blade. Good one though...

Not Paleo.

Nice Finds Hunts! is the Turquoise found in your area? or was that carried in from another one?

Never would have thought of a leaf blower... thanks!!

You should go hit up construction sites, anywhere that ground has been pushed off, roads, demolition, landings and clearing for logging operations, forestry dirt roads.

New subdivision clearings and utility layouts, borrow-dirt piles

I’d do all that before I done and raking or digging.


Youre going to get bummed out quick blind digging.

If my places that I hunt and walk went to No-Till, I’d shift to everything I mentioned above.

I found a real nice whole side notch in a small mound of dirt that that a utility co tractor was cutting in water meters and taps on a main.

I've always wondered if people made arrowheads today, using the same methods as 100 years ago, could you tell the difference?

Yes.

But I do think that some of the newer arrowheads are much older than 100 years old.