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Offline H Rhodes

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Dalton Point
« on: April 09, 2016, 05:03:30 am »
  My nephew found this on our land in southwest Alabama.   An old one, huh?
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Re: Dalton Point
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2016, 10:10:59 am »
Old and well sharpened. It would be worth a pretty good chunk of change if it was found in Florida. I found a 3" Bull Tongue Simpson down here that is in the book, "Best Of The South" and listed for $2400. What is the material? It looks like Coastal Plains with a white patina on it. If you want to see what it really looks like without damaging the patina just soak it in mineral oil for about a week. The patina will disappear and you can see the real color of the stone. Then just let the oil dry and the patina will come back.
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Re: Dalton Point
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2016, 10:11:24 am »
How do people even see those!?! Pretty cool find.
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Re: Dalton Point
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2016, 10:17:41 am »
Oh, yea, Dalton Points are from the Paleo Time period. The Dalton Period in our region was (8000-6000) BC.
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Re: Dalton Point
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2016, 06:14:55 pm »
Thanks for the info.  My little nephew was stoked when I told him what I knew about it.  It is made from the coastal chert that we have on our place.  Our land is about an hours drive north of the gulf - the last hills before you reach the Mobile delta country.
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Offline Zuma

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Re: Dalton Point
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2016, 06:51:44 pm »
Nice find nephew :) That's a keeper.
I hope you go on to find many, many more. :)
Maybe get Uncle H out looking with you too. >:D
Zuma
PS I have been eating some Delta hog sausage
latley. Yum
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Re: Dalton Point
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2016, 08:12:09 pm »
I hear you Zuma!  No shortage of protein in these swamps huh? ;D
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