Artifact Arrowhead Experts?

[WalkieTalkie]

old broken coke bottles, medicine bottles and such

[txsteele]

What is sea glass.

Glass that has been polished/softened/worn by tumbling in the water and sand. It's mostly just beer and liquor bottles that are broken, but depending on where it's found and it's color, it can be somewhat valuable. My wife collects it and makes stained glass windows with it.

[txsteele]

There it is! I dropped that on the beach the other day! [emoji12]


Skinny

I'll get it in the mail tomorrow for ya' big boy

[SouthernCamo]

That isn't sea glass it's got a tea stained patina, the material it's made out of is a completely different color, soak it in vinegar overnight if you don't believe me but I wouldn't because the color gives it character. Johnny and I both calling that an Early Stemmed point, very old and a very awesome find. http://www.projectilepoints.net/Points/EarlyStem.html


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[txsteele]

That isn't sea glass it's got a tea stained patina, the material it's made out of is a completely different color, soak it in vinegar overnight if you don't believe me but I wouldn't because the color gives it character. Johnny and I both calling that an Early Stemmed point, very old and a very awesome find. http://www.projectilepoints.net/Points/EarlyStem.html


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Thanks for the input. I know the arrow head isn't sea glass. That's just what we were looking for when she found the arrow head.

Can you expand upon what you mean about soaking it in vinegar? I wouldn't do it, but what would it look like?

[..Ambush..]

Thanks for the input. I know the arrow head isn't sea glass. That's just what we were looking for when she found the arrow head.

Can you expand upon what you mean about soaking it in vinegar? I wouldn't do it, but what would it look like?

Soaking an artifact in vinegar overnight will remove any stains, algae and debris. It will bring out the original appearance of the material and clean it up..

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[SouthernCamo]

Soaking an artifact in vinegar overnight will remove any stains, algae and debris. It will bring out the original appearance of the material and clean it up..

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Ambush nailed it. The material on that would be anything from a grey, tan, or even root beer/honey color.


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[txsteele]

Soaking an artifact in vinegar overnight will remove any stains, algae and debris. It will bring out the original appearance of the material and clean it up..

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Ambush nailed it. The material on that would be anything from a grey, tan, or even root beer/honey color.


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So it's personal preference? It's the first point we have ever found.

Why wouldn't I want to see it in it's original condition?

[SouthernCamo]

So it's personal preference? It's the first point we have ever found.



Why wouldn't I want to see it in it's original condition?

It's absolutely personal preference, you won't hurt the artifact. It should become shiny instead of that crust look.


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[snappertapper]

Very cool, I bet high island is getting hit pretty hard by collectors this week.

Many a good point has been found on a Texas beach.

[gemini2759]

Karankawas were part of the Gulf culture of native Americans and lived along the coast. Some used dugout canoes to travel. There was a vibrant trade network amongst the Texas Indians and more than likely the karankawas traded for the arrowheads with the Pueblo Indians from west Texas.

[GarGuy]

Karankawas were part of the Gulf culture of native Americans and lived along the coast. Some used dugout canoes to travel. There was a vibrant trade network amongst the Texas Indians and more than likely the karankawas traded for the arrowheads with the Pueblo Indians from west Texas.

While this is very true and good info, the point he found is thousands of years older than the Karankawas or whatever they were called.

[Deer716]

The wife and I were out at the beach here in Corpus 2 weeks ago and she found one almost identical to that if I'm not mistaken. We were about 20 miles down the Padre Island National Seashore (PINS) when she found it. I thought it was weird too.

[txsteele]

GarGuy....do you agree with the link that SouthernCamo posted?

That isn't sea glass it's got a tea stained patina, the material it's made out of is a completely different color, soak it in vinegar overnight if you don't believe me but I wouldn't because the color gives it character. Johnny and I both calling that an Early Stemmed point, very old and a very awesome find.

http://www.projectilepoints.net/Points/EarlyStem.html

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[SouthernCamo]

The wife and I were out at the beach here in Corpus 2 weeks ago and she found one almost identical to that if I'm not mistaken. We were about 20 miles down the Padre Island National Seashore (PINS) when she found it. I thought it was weird too.

Got a pic?


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