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Offline JW_Halverson

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Joisey clovis!
« on: November 05, 2014, 08:18:41 pm »
Kid was boogeyboarding in the surf in New Jersey and came up with Clovis gold!

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/outposts/post/boy-gifts-ancient-clovis-point-smithsonian/
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Offline Tower

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Re: Joisey clovis!
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2014, 08:44:12 pm »
Dang, all I find are seashells & fishing weights.  I did find an amazing perdiz point on Galveston Island one summer
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Re: Joisey clovis!
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2014, 11:35:21 pm »
Someone knew that it was a Clovis before he donated it, that's for sure.  Otherwise, it would have been placed in a shoe box and forgotten in a couple days.   :)

That thing is probably worth at least 5 grand because of it's rarity. ($5K)
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Offline Jodocus

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Re: Joisey clovis!
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2014, 02:10:29 am »
I bet there's tons of very interesting stuff beneath the shoreline.
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Offline Bone pile

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Re: Joisey clovis!
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2014, 09:18:27 am »
How cool is that
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Offline Zuma

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Re: Joisey clovis!
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2014, 12:41:04 pm »
I wonder if mullets kin in Joisey were around then?
I'll check the vid when I can.
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Offline Parnell

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« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2014, 10:01:56 pm »
Fascinating. 
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