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Offline Will H

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Rare Find
« on: September 10, 2011, 09:05:32 pm »
I went up another creek this afternoon lookin for some more stuff to break. At one point I took my backpack off to take another look at my rocks and laying there just inches from my pack was this blade!! :o This is the second arrowhead Ive ever found. I found my first when I was 11 on the banks of the Arkansas River...anyway. It made my day!  ;D Do any of you guys know what type of point  this is? The blade is 4 9/16" Long x 1 5/16" Wide x 3/8" Thick
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Re: Rare Find
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2011, 09:21:36 pm »
Man that's awesome.  I've found several, but nothing that long.  MAN!, Look at them flake scars!!! drool.........you know you're addicted when........

good day in the creek, find anything to knap?
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Offline Will H

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Re: Rare Find
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2011, 09:26:32 pm »
Thanks bowartist. I picked up bout 30lbs of Dover. Overall Id say it been a good day so far.  :)
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Offline Outbackbob48

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Re: Rare Find
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2011, 10:58:43 pm »
Will, that's a really nice blade, an I can't help to wonder it's owner was doing the same thing as you, lookin for good stone. Dover is one of my favorite materials, Points just look old when I use dover. Bob
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Offline Will H

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Re: Rare Find
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2011, 11:05:18 pm »
I know what u mean bob. I wondered the same thing on my way back. It gave me some extra motivation to look harder even though I was lugging 30lbs on my back.  ;)
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Offline warhawk

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Re: Rare Find
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2011, 11:43:41 pm »
I looked in my Overstreet book and you know it is hard to ID they say the details are a Blank. the best guess for me is a Friday blade but the bottom corners are worked into opposite flake patterns and it looked well used.
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Offline criveraville

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Re: Rare Find
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2011, 01:44:27 am »
That's a sweet find Will.
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Re: Rare Find
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2011, 02:38:34 am »
 That's a nice find, with nice patina. I'd say it is unfinished. I don't think he finished the base.
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Offline FlintWalker

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Re: Rare Find
« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2011, 02:46:19 am »
I'm with Eddie on that one. Just looks like a utilitarian blade...not really a "type"...just a blade.  Nice though 8)
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Re: Rare Find
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2011, 10:51:39 am »
Will I call that type of blade a "send it to Iowa blade" great find! Love the scar  pattern on it also.
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Offline Will H

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Re: Rare Find
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2011, 12:31:25 pm »
Thanks y'all. My first thought when I looked it over is that it was unfinished. I wonder how old it is?
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Re: Rare Find
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2011, 04:26:18 pm »
Hard to tell without a base. Since it looks like one was about to be started, I'd call it Stemmed Archaic time period.
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Offline Will H

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Re: Rare Find
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2011, 05:53:39 pm »
Thanks Mullett.  :)
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Re: Rare Find
« Reply #13 on: September 12, 2011, 12:00:05 pm »
Thats awesome Will! You'd think all the time i spent splunkin around i might have found an arrowhead or something. Well, i take that back i did find an artifact. Rough worked bi-face about the size of yours there, it's buried in my bucket somewhere.
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Offline Gus

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Re: Rare Find
« Reply #14 on: September 12, 2011, 03:14:23 pm »
Yes Sir,

That is an awesome find.

I bet the Peleo Knapper that lost it was PO'ed...
Hope he don't come looking for it. 

:)

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