Indian artifact excavation

[Porterhouse]

Very cool GarGuy.....I am really enjoying following along.

[froghunter]

anything new?

get that gator?

[DeerGeek]

Thank you GarGuy. I'm a fan...

[Killer Miller]

Thats awesome

[Dr. D]

Sweet! i'm all caught up

[one66stang]

I have the matching light in my dinning room do you need another one?

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=343817&stc=1&d=1338346686

[HAWGHUNTER3473]

This is awesome, i have always wanted to do this.

[jetlag887]

Good stuff!!

[GarGuy]

anything new?

get that gator?

Didnt get the giant.. have hooks back out for him tonight. he is in a place where we have to hook him. We did pass two dang nice gators in another spot that we could easily have taken.....Hope that wasnt a mistake.

[GarGuy]

That's awesome GarGuy. Which one are you referring to as a Scottsbluff?









(I fixed your typo. Keith)

Johnny, I was talking about the third point from the left in my hand on the top row. Heavily ground base percussion flaking to a median ridge. Expanded base with thinning from the base. It isnt classic Scotty but I think it is Scottsbluff II.

May not be though.

[Neck]

Your testimony is very inspiring and I am beyond impressed with what you've done, what you are doing and what you have yet to do. Definitely following this thread.

[GarGuy]

Johnny, what do you make of this point? Heavily ground base including the surface but is made in a way that looks like it hafted at an angle. It is perfect workmanship. No damage.

[Flint knapper]

Looks like it might be a small knife.

[GarGuy]

Looks like it might be a small knife.

Agreed. It is a blade of some sort. About 3 inches long. The odd deal is that it seem to have been hafted at an angle the base is ground and formed at about a 20 degree angle to the blade. Chipping style indicates late archaic but base is heavily ground.

[Johnny]

Yes, I don't think I would call that 1 point a Scottsbluff simply because of the flaking along the surface. About 99% of the Scotty's I have seen have parallel flaking along the surface. Here is a real nice one TBH member Clayton found awhile back. Maybe he will chime in here in a bit. He is very good on his early archaic/paleo knowledge.

http://www.texasarrowheads.com/featured-artifacts/hr-scottsbluffs/

Now that knife looks to be made out of Ogallala chert which was fairly common during woodland times so I don't think that piece is old either as you mentioned. The grounding along the base could possibly be just thinning strikes along the base perhaps. I would go with a woodland type knife. They made them in different shapes n sizes along the way.


I'm jealous!