More artifact finds

[tica-tica]

I have some ole knots on my hands... (not from masturbation) from Clackers. Those thing would put a hurt on you. Ah the good ole days, when you could have fun with Clackers and Lawn Darts and other such toys. Paddle ball was MY game... I challenge anybody here to a paddleball contest and don't come to the table unless you have 300+ confirmed... in a row..

Here are somemore riverbank rocks...

[quack fiend]

FOU?? is that the best you can do? i don't even know what that means, i have an idea but if i'm right that really is pitiful--try not to get too bored on your next "big-game" hunt and do something to desecrate the forest, i'll take care of the cows in the fields

[rjohnson]

CamoUp why are you bashing some guy's hobby? That's what he likes to do. I used to hunt arrowheads as a kid and had a lot of fun doing that. If you don't like it don't read about it but please keep your negative remarks to yourself.

[CamoUp]

Not a big game hunter, huh? Just rocks.

I guess everybody's got to have some sort of hobby.

You calling this bashing?? Get a life.....

[sportsman450]

Not a big game hunter, huh? Just rocks.

I guess everybody's got to have some sort of hobby.

You calling this bashing?? Get a life.....

No, but the part you left out of your qoute is

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Or this depending on what it means

FOU

Or this depending on who it's directed at

I BET THE COWS REALLY ARE NERVOUS WHEN YOU'RE IN THE PASTURE

[Grommet]

Those are some nice rocks tica-tica. My dad used to take me to our place up in Rodney when I was a kid. After they disked and a nice rain we would find lots. Most were broken but seeing the nice ones you have found make me want to start looking again. I find a lot of pieces of pottery and little stones that look like they were used for grinding in a creek on our property. But not a lot of whole arrow or spear heads mostly just flint. I would not mind more pics if you got'em.

[tica-tica]

Those are some nice rocks tica-tica. My dad used to take me to our place up in Rodney when I was a kid. After they disked and a nice rain we would find lots. Most were broken but seeing the nice ones you have found make me want to start looking again. I find a lot of pieces of pottery and little stones that look like they were used for grinding in a creek on our property. But not a lot of whole arrow or spear heads mostly just flint. I would not mind more pics if you got'em.

If you are finding flint debris in your creeks then the points are there somewhere. Check out the catch pan areas where the majority of the rocks collect. Also try sifting thru the sandy stuff with a landscapping rake. They will pop up. Here are some more pics:

[QUACKERS]

I have taken my boys out to look for stones with some luck and they think its awesome jsut finding some old pottery much less a arrowhead. My question to you i have been looking at your pics for the last year or so, what do you do with your findings? Place them in cases or what? whatever you do with them very nice findings.

[tica-tica]

Yes most folks put them in frames. The frames have foam on the inside and have a piece of felt stuff over the foam. When you close the lid of the case the glass pushes the arrowheads into the foam and they stay put. The cases also lock. I usually buy case that are 12"X25" but they come in all sizes. Here is a pic of some of my frames.

[Grommet]

That is awsome.

[Caller1]

Good job , tica, keep em coming.....

[sportsman450]

that is awesome -- what a collection! -- it's cool as shiite ta think that that kinda stuff is layin around in streams and fields right here

[timberjack]

To me, the cool thing about finding that stuff is knowing that an actual wild indian held that in his hand and crafted it from a piece of stone. Imagine if those points could talk.........oh the stories they could tell. Just think about the game they shot--bears, deer, coons, whatever, maybe even their enemies. They aren't worth much money but they're certainly rich in history. I found one a few days ago and as I was telling my four year old son about it I could see the wheels spinning in his mind just thinking about the adventures that indian got into with the point he was holding in his hand. He wanted to sleep with it that night!!

[Grommet]

Tica where in Alabama do you find most of these. I would like to know what tribes those are from. I always assume that the ones that are found arround here are from the Natchez but the Choctaws had a very broad range so I guess a lot could have been theirs as well.

[tica-tica]

These are all personal finds from North Alabama: Madison, Morgan & Limestone counties. I also hunt in some southern TN counties but not as often.

Many of these points were made long before we even knew what tribes were in North America. I guess you could say that the Mississippian, Woodland, and Historic periods had 'tribes'. In and around North Alabama that would be Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee & Creek. These folks might take over another tribe, some tribes died out, consumed by other tribes, who knows...

The Archaic and Paleo arrowheads are very old.. 8000 to 12,000 years ago. They hunted mastodon, mammoth, giant sloth with these points. They think they crossed over from Siberia thru Alaska and into the US when the glaciers receded. They were Asian (Huns maybe?). There are other theories. Heck I can't explain it all... go here and listen/learn from the professionals...

http://www.pbs.org/saf/1406/video/watchonline.htm

Interesting stuff.

Here are some of my oldest finds. The older they are the more value they have to the collector.





The older points are the best made points. It's strange... a 'reverse technology'. They longer they made points the worse they got at making them. Why did the technology start with the best and end with Woodland field clunker points? Going from a purely hunting society to a cultivating society prolly had a lot to do with it.