Yesterdays creek find

Foster · 02-10-08, 13:54

Thought I'd share a couple pics of my find from yesterdays hunt. This is from my other hobby, but I had to share since I was pretty happy with the find.

It appearsto be an early archaic period point, 8000-4000 BC. Probably a variant of the Stilwell, Thebes, or Hardin cultures.I had only been in the creek for about 2 minutes when I noticed the edge of the blade poking through the rock and sand

. I was very excited to see it was whole as I removed it from the gravel.

It is a white/gray flint, and appears to have been heat treated due to the red coloration near the tip. Its just under 4 inches long.

Foster

twoguysupnorth · 02-10-08, 14:07

very cool!

weeeeeee · 02-10-08, 14:10

wow that is fucking bad ass (actual first thoughts that came to my mind) mind if i ask what state your in?

~Hippie3 · 02-10-08, 14:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by weeeeeee

...mind if i ask what state your in?

dazed and confused

Fresh Brewed · 02-10-08, 14:26

I've enjoyed arrowhead hunting myself in the past, but was not too adept at spotting them. I had a friend though who had the knack. We would be walking along a row in a field and he would say "Look, arrowhead!" I wouldn't be able to see anything. When he would point it out there might be just an edge poking out of the dirt that still wouldn't look like anything to me, but sure enough, lifted out of the dirt it would turn out to be for real. He just had a gift for seeing something in that exposed fleck of stone that sang manmade to him...cool guy!

chimp · 02-10-08, 17:30

Thats pretty neat Foster!

camMyco · 02-10-08, 17:53

Cool find Foster!

eastwood · 02-10-08, 19:29

Foster great find man.Kick ass.I once found a small quarts arrow head.It was my favorite find.A few miles from my home when we was kids a guy would plow this field every year an we would be behind him a find a few every year...They wasnt the polished looking kind you have there tho.Great find.

Foster · 02-10-08, 19:44

Thanks all for compliments. Yeah eastwood, field finds tend to be much less polished and usually have sharper edges. The fields around here are no longer plowed, all no till, so the creeks are where its at. Everything washes downhill, and ends up in the bottoms. I rarely hunt fields, but have a few good ones where I have permission to access. Peace Foster

TheDel1842 · 02-10-08, 19:51

That's crazy to think that someone used to hunt with that thing. You said it was probably from 8000-4000 bc and you find it in 2008 still in pretty good condition. Amazing

huntsman · 07-29-09, 18:34

Very awesome find, Foster. A real beauty!
I'd hit that spot regularly.

Warlocker · 07-29-09, 18:36

:how:
so would i

growurown · 08-02-09, 13:39

thats kool shit man. ive never hunted for arrowheads i do hunt for old bottles by the river.

Foster · 08-02-09, 14:38

Cool, Always fun to hunt bottles, arrowhead, jar lids, and all kinds of goodies.

I find ceramic mason jar lids every hunt. So many I no longer pick them up. Also find alot of porcelain jars and old bottles.
The 2 coolest I have found are : Kickapoo Indian snake oil, and a Dr. somethin or others's tasteless chill tonic.
Pretty cool bottles.

slummunky · 08-02-09, 14:42

Wow! Real nice point! I also surface hunt mainly Oklahoma and Texas. What state are you in?

Vincent · 08-08-09, 23:06

Cool find Foster! Thats always exciting when you find something whole. I have lived in TN where there was a dirt pile near a creak under and overhang of rocks and friends and there was a sifter and shovel there to sift for arrowheads. I found a couple there which were whole. Its simply amazing that you have a tool in such a modern age that a race of people that aren't around anymore used. Its fascinating to me. It proves that people lived much more efficiently back then.

Scratch · 08-08-09, 23:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foster

It appears to be an early archaic period point, 8000-4000 BC. Probably a variant of the Stilwell, Thebes, or Hardin cultures.

That is an awesome piece, nice find!

Just wondering, what clues do you see that help identify date/culture?

Shamsu · 08-24-09, 23:21

Thats one bad ass find man, congrats. nice clean piece for a display/collection

MrChen · 08-25-09, 07:48

Very nice Foster! When do I get to go?

Foster · 08-25-09, 19:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrChen

Very nice Foster! When do I get to go?

Maybe when we hunt this spring. I always find myself scouring the rock bars of the creek/valley I'm hunting morels in.

Finding a fat sack of morels and an arrowhead or two makes for a damn nice couple hrs hunt.

Hell just talking about it gets me all excited. I'm there man. Or will be this spring.

Peace

Embrace · 08-25-09, 21:42

when I first saw that avatar,I thought it was some bad-ass Dmt formation.LoL...Glad I found your post,that is an awesome find.

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02-10-08, 13:54	#1 (permalink)
Foster intotheoutside Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,854	Yesterdays creek find Thought I'd share a couple pics of my find from yesterdays hunt. This is from my other hobby, but I had to share since I was pretty happy with the find. It appearsto be an early archaic period point, 8000-4000 BC. Probably a variant of the Stilwell, Thebes, or Hardin cultures.I had only been in the creek for about 2 minutes when I noticed the edge of the blade poking through the rock and sand. I was very excited to see it was whole as I removed it from the gravel. It is a white/gray flint, and appears to have been heat treated due to the red coloration near the tip. Its just under 4 inches long. Foster Attached Thumbnails

02-10-08, 17:30	#6 (permalink)
chimp Space Lord Modulator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,420	Thats pretty neat Foster! __________________ Respond, Vibrate, Feedback, Resonate

02-10-08, 17:53	#7 (permalink)
camMyco Modified Honey Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,141	Cool find Foster! __________________ “ART IS THE ONLY WAY TO RUN AWAY WITHOUT LEAVING HOME.” — TWYLA THARP

08-02-09, 13:39	#13 (permalink)
growurown Mycophage Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 192	nice thats kool shit man. ive never hunted for arrowheads i do hunt for old bottles by the river.

02-10-08, 14:07	#2 (permalink)
twoguysupnorth Mycotopiate Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,597	very cool!

02-10-08, 14:10	#3 (permalink)
weeeeeee humanoid Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,855	wow that is fucking bad ass (actual first thoughts that came to my mind) mind if i ask what state your in?

02-10-08, 14:26	#5 (permalink)
Fresh Brewed Mycotopiate Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,047	I've enjoyed arrowhead hunting myself in the past, but was not too adept at spotting them. I had a friend though who had the knack. We would be walking along a row in a field and he would say "Look, arrowhead!" I wouldn't be able to see anything. When he would point it out there might be just an edge poking out of the dirt that still wouldn't look like anything to me, but sure enough, lifted out of the dirt it would turn out to be for real. He just had a gift for seeing something in that exposed fleck of stone that sang manmade to him...cool guy!

02-10-08, 19:29	#8 (permalink)
eastwood Mycotopiate Join Date: Jul 1972 Posts: 3,285	Foster great find man.Kick ass.I once found a small quarts arrow head.It was my favorite find.A few miles from my home when we was kids a guy would plow this field every year an we would be behind him a find a few every year...They wasnt the polished looking kind you have there tho.Great find.

02-10-08, 19:44	#9 (permalink)
Foster intotheoutside Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,854	Thanks all for compliments. Yeah eastwood, field finds tend to be much less polished and usually have sharper edges. The fields around here are no longer plowed, all no till, so the creeks are where its at. Everything washes downhill, and ends up in the bottoms. I rarely hunt fields, but have a few good ones where I have permission to access. Peace Foster

02-10-08, 19:51	#10 (permalink)
TheDel1842 Mycophiliac Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 40	That's crazy to think that someone used to hunt with that thing. You said it was probably from 8000-4000 bc and you find it in 2008 still in pretty good condition. Amazing

07-29-09, 18:34	#11 (permalink)
huntsman Mycophiliac Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 30	Very awesome find, Foster. A real beauty! I'd hit that spot regularly.

07-29-09, 18:36	#12 (permalink)
Warlocker Mycophiliac Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 15	:how: so would i

08-02-09, 14:38	#14 (permalink)
Foster intotheoutside Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,854	Cool, Always fun to hunt bottles, arrowhead, jar lids, and all kinds of goodies. I find ceramic mason jar lids every hunt. So many I no longer pick them up. Also find alot of porcelain jars and old bottles. The 2 coolest I have found are : Kickapoo Indian snake oil, and a Dr. somethin or others's tasteless chill tonic. Pretty cool bottles.

08-02-09, 14:42	#15 (permalink)
slummunky Mycotopiate Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 330	Wow! Real nice point! I also surface hunt mainly Oklahoma and Texas. What state are you in? __________________ What looks like weakness to the ego is in fact the only true strength.. Djmix.net/slummunky/mixes

08-25-09, 07:48	#19 (permalink)
MrChen chi-sing gweilo Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 497	Very nice Foster! When do I get to go? __________________ [3:11 pm] dpwishy: no but i got a little wooden plague my friends gave me

08-08-09, 23:06	#16 (permalink)
Vincent Mycophiliac Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 159	Cool find Foster! Thats always exciting when you find something whole. I have lived in TN where there was a dirt pile near a creak under and overhang of rocks and friends and there was a sifter and shovel there to sift for arrowheads. I found a couple there which were whole. Its simply amazing that you have a tool in such a modern age that a race of people that aren't around anymore used. Its fascinating to me. It proves that people lived much more efficiently back then. __________________ Man made booze God made weed...who do u trust?

08-24-09, 23:21	#18 (permalink)
Shamsu Forever Searching Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 194	Thats one bad ass find man, congrats. nice clean piece for a display/collection

08-25-09, 21:42	#21 (permalink)
Embrace Former Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 37	when I first saw that avatar,I thought it was some bad-ass Dmt formation.LoL...Glad I found your post,that is an awesome find.

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