|
Post by lee on Feb 7, 2007 18:36:31 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by kap on Feb 7, 2007 18:55:42 GMT -5
NICE!!! KAP:>}
|
|
|
Post by jewelonly on Feb 7, 2007 19:08:00 GMT -5
Wow! That is an impressive collection, Lee! I like to see the types of material that they used for points and tools also.
Thank you for posting them for us to enjoy!
Leah
...you've had them in a box? They are so lovely...have you thought about putting them in a shadow box, Lee? Then you could appreciate them all the time. (smiling)
|
|
|
Post by lee on Feb 7, 2007 19:34:45 GMT -5
Leah:
If I put arrowheads on the wall in a shadow box, Karen may make me take one of the deer heads off the wall. That just would not do. (laughing loudly)
Lee
|
|
shiva
Full Member
Posts: 13
|
Post by shiva on Feb 8, 2007 0:41:04 GMT -5
What a great collection! Do you happen to have any tips on how to find arrowheads? I was hoping to find some on this large area of land near a creek before houses were built on it (some have probably been built by now). I wasn't told that native Americans roamed on this land, but I did find part of an arrowhead lying on the ground while taking a walk months ago, so I figured there's more.
|
|
|
Post by morockin on Feb 8, 2007 0:59:37 GMT -5
Lee, Michelle and I went on a Field Trip to collect Indian Pottery last Fall. It was our first trip collecting artifacts. We really enjoyed collecting something that was a part of our state's history. Most of the pieces we found had designs and etchings on them. I also found several small round flint discs. Someone told me they may be pieces to a game they used to play. Who knows, but they sure are cool! Also, here's a link to our Indian Island Field Trip Report. www.rocksandlace.com/indianisland1.htmlHere's a photo of one of the discs. The other side has some interesting lines on it, but I can't tell whether they are natural or man-made.
|
|
|
Post by claycat on Feb 8, 2007 8:27:11 GMT -5
Wow Lee!
Wow Monte!
|
|
|
Post by indyme2 on Feb 8, 2007 16:35:11 GMT -5
Cool stuff Lee. I have thousands of "points" and "tools" I found over the years. If I ever figure out how to post pics, I'll share a few too.
Monte, the "interesting lines" shown on your post pic is a percussion scar made during the flint knapping process. I will demonstrate how it's made at the Round Up in August. I will bring my knapping kit and show you the reduction / shaping process.
|
|
|
Post by lee on Feb 8, 2007 18:38:22 GMT -5
Jerry:
Posting the pictures is easy if you use the procedure given by Drew in the General Board section. If you have trouble, let me know and I'll coach you through the procedure. I would like to see your collection, Rick has told me you really like to find artifacts in your diving.
Lee
|
|
|
Post by lee on Feb 9, 2007 11:18:41 GMT -5
Monte:
I really like the field reports that you and Michelle put together. They really tell a story. I does look like y'all we given some good information about where to find some nice indian pottery. It's trips like those that make our hobby so interesting. Thanks for sharing the field trip report.
Lee
|
|
|
Post by morockin on Feb 9, 2007 17:51:31 GMT -5
Jerry, Thanks for the info on the lines. Can you tell if the curved lines on the backside (following image) are natural or man-made? I would really like to see the flint knapping process. Thank you for offering to show me how it is done. I really hope Michelle and I can make the round-up in August. Lee, I am glad you liked our Indian Island field trip report. My aunt and cousins had gone out there earlier in the fall. They told us about it. My cousin's 6 year old son is a budding rockhound. I hope to take my kids and the extended family on a dig sometime later this spring when it warms up. I also hope that Michelle and I can do more artifact collecting this year. I would love to end up with a collection like yours! Backside of flint disc:
|
|
|
Post by Ernie and Linda Wooten on Feb 12, 2007 15:07:22 GMT -5
Lee do you still hunt Indian artifacts? Ernie and I have a very large collection. When we aren't collecting rocks, gems, and fossils we have collected Indian artifacts. We seemed to have missed you on the Graves Mountian dig.
|
|
|
Post by Chigoe on Feb 12, 2007 19:26:03 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by backbaymining on Mar 18, 2007 22:07:09 GMT -5
Very very nice points Lee. Glad you got to them before the builders did. The last pic you have , if the hole goes all the way thru the stone, should either be a fishing weight or an arrow counterweight. I'll try to get some of my stuff on fot yall to view. Chris, www.backbaymining.com
|
|
|
Post by stevebarr on Mar 18, 2007 22:29:21 GMT -5
Lee...tell Karen not to worry....I will be happy to display all of those fantastic artifacts for you in several shadow boxes in my house....free of charge! You know me, always trying to help out....
-Steve
|
|
|
Post by reverenddeb on Jun 11, 2007 13:39:21 GMT -5
The discs are scraping tools. They used them to get the icky off the inside of their deer or other animal hides. Most are probably Archaic period. (I used to be an archaeologist once upon a time ago.)
|
|
|
Post by reverenddeb on Jul 24, 2007 13:49:52 GMT -5
Morockin-that disc is a scraping tool. They used them to get the icky stuff off hides before they tanned the hides. They were used from paleo to the beginning of historic times (ca1600ad).
|
|