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Post by fernwood on Aug 30, 2023 15:24:41 GMT -5
Sharing a point found by my Great Grandpa. My Mom said he was building a road of sorts sometime between 1902 and 1910. Found this and a couple of larger, Hixton Quartzite Points. This one is about 1 ½ inches long. I posted the Hixtons earlier. I think it is called a Fox Valley, or something like that. Note, it is probably an Adena Stemmed Point. Location was near the West Bay, Island Lake, Rusk County, Wisconsin. There used to be several burial mounds across the bay from where he found it. When I was a child, they were still there. I remember going to see them with a family friend.
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dillonf
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Post by dillonf on Aug 30, 2023 19:56:41 GMT -5
Wow! Real nice arrowhead! I've only found 2 arrowheads when out hounding and neither are as cool as that!!!
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 30, 2023 22:39:14 GMT -5
That's cool Beth!! Tagging RickB on this one!!
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Post by fernwood on Aug 31, 2023 4:00:21 GMT -5
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Post by RickB on Aug 31, 2023 6:30:37 GMT -5
That's cool Beth!! Tagging RickB on this one!! fernwood nice find. I may have posted this before, but here is a projectile point identification guide for the points that are found in Wisconsin. You can also search for other states, Canada and Central America. There is also a search function that will show photos of all the lithic material that was used. www.projectilepoints.net/Search/ASearch_Wisconsin.htmlwww.projectilepoints.net/I looked up the Fox Valley and it is a bifurcated point (ie., if you turn it stem side up it will have two ears which look similar to Micky Mouse ears).
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Post by fernwood on Aug 31, 2023 6:36:37 GMT -5
That's cool Beth!! Tagging RickB on this one!! fernwood nice find. I may have posted this before, but here is a projectile point identification guide for the points that are found in Wisconsin. You can also search for other states. www.projectilepoints.net/Search/ASearch_Wisconsin.htmlI looked up the Fox Valley and it is a bifurcated point (ie., if you turn it stem side up it will have two ears which look similar to Micky Mouse ears). Thanks. I now think it was mis-identified by the State Historical Society experts. It looks like a Adena Stemmed to me.
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 31, 2023 8:19:15 GMT -5
That's cool Beth!! Tagging RickB on this one!! fernwood nice find. I may have posted this before, but here is a projectile point identification guide for the points that are found in Wisconsin. You can also search for other states, Canada and Central America. There is also a search function that will show photos of all the lithic material that was used. www.projectilepoints.net/Search/ASearch_Wisconsin.htmlwww.projectilepoints.net/I looked up the Fox Valley and it is a bifurcated point (ie., if you turn it stem side up it will have two ears which look similar to Micky Mouse ears). Rick, that database is huge! I just checked out the list for South Dakota...I never would have thought there were SO many!!
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Post by RickB on Aug 31, 2023 8:45:40 GMT -5
fernwood nice find. I may have posted this before, but here is a projectile point identification guide for the points that are found in Wisconsin. You can also search for other states, Canada and Central America. There is also a search function that will show photos of all the lithic material that was used. www.projectilepoints.net/Search/ASearch_Wisconsin.htmlwww.projectilepoints.net/I looked up the Fox Valley and it is a bifurcated point (ie., if you turn it stem side up it will have two ears which look similar to Micky Mouse ears). Rick, that database is huge! I just checked out the list for South Dakota...I never would have thought there were SO many!! Jason, just for fun, check out South Dakota's lithic materials that were used to make those points. They made points out of Fairburn agates and Bubble Gum agates.
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 31, 2023 9:42:42 GMT -5
Rick, that database is huge! I just checked out the list for South Dakota...I never would have thought there were SO many!! Jason, just for fun, check out South Dakota's lithic materials that were used to make those points. They made points out of Fairburn agates and Bubble Gum agates. That's insane! I wish I could have zoomed in on that projectile made from the Fairburn! *I don't think I'm going to try this with any of mine!! LOL
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