jcinpc
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Post by jcinpc on Dec 21, 2009 23:19:37 GMT -5
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Post by kap on Dec 21, 2009 23:23:56 GMT -5
WOW!!
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agatemaggot
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Post by agatemaggot on Dec 21, 2009 23:47:53 GMT -5
VERY NICE COLLECTION !
Did you find most of those digging or does surface collecting pay off down there ? The bases on those are pretty cool and the material they are made from is awesome to say the least ! Some / most of the points up here in Iowa are made from earth toned Chert and rather bland & crude compared to what you are finding down there.
Thanks for the eye candy, you have me so inspired I guess I'll go down to the basement and try to bang out one of those larger dart points with the triangle shaped base end.
Really nice group !
Harley
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jcinpc
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Post by jcinpc on Dec 22, 2009 2:29:20 GMT -5
VERY NICE COLLECTION ! Did you find most of those digging or does surface collecting pay off down there ? The bases on those are pretty cool and the material they are made from is awesome to say the least ! Some / most of the points up here in Iowa are made from earth toned Chert and rather bland & crude compared to what you are finding down there. Thanks for the eye candy, you have me so inspired I guess I'll go down to the basement and try to bang out one of those larger dart points with the triangle shaped base end. Really nice group ! Harley I grew up walking the strawberry fields but so much damage occurs there, I prefer to dig and dive. Our hardpan is shallow here in Florida so on most sites you dont have to dig past 4-6 ft. depending on the site. I have found paleos under the hardpan at 6 ft.. Mostly its in the 3 ft range. |
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Post by sitnwrap on Dec 22, 2009 8:37:55 GMT -5
That was fun looking at all of these. Your son and daughter look like they enjoy helping you. There is one pic, 6th one from the bottom, on the edge of the right hand side looks like a string of beads but there is not a whole pic of it. Is it a string of beads?
Thanks for sharing.
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jcinpc
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Post by jcinpc on Dec 22, 2009 10:53:34 GMT -5
yes it is bead, I`ll get a better pic of them tonight gfor you. THe are shell beads and are all crusty looking from the saltwater
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Post by sitnwrap on Dec 22, 2009 22:37:02 GMT -5
Looking forward to the pic, especially to see what they were strung with. it looks like wire of some sort.
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jcinpc
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Post by jcinpc on Dec 23, 2009 1:21:56 GMT -5
Ill get some pics later today, I just put fishing line through them
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rockhound97058
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Post by rockhound97058 on Dec 23, 2009 23:39:27 GMT -5
Damn bud - Nice collection, feel lucky you can collect that stuff. Here in Oregon the damn tree huggers and other fools who want to save the world will have you hung by the balls if you ever think about picking anything like that up at least artifact related. We can pick up a very limited amount of shell like fossils on the coast though.
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jcinpc
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Post by jcinpc on Dec 24, 2009 1:23:48 GMT -5
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Post by jcinpc on Dec 24, 2009 1:33:24 GMT -5
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Post by sitnwrap on Dec 24, 2009 8:57:37 GMT -5
Oh, I love those beads. It really stirs the imagination of who created them and who may have worn them. The old bottles are are neat and that gator tooth is really cool. I never saw a gator tooth before.
With all your things, it looks like you could fill a museum. Thanks for sharing.
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jcinpc
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Post by jcinpc on Dec 24, 2009 14:33:22 GMT -5
or like my EX wife said. I could fill a garbage dump. She didnt care about my hobbies or even want to see them displayed, so they never were. Something I`m so passionate about , rescuing these artifacts only to sit in a shed or closet or boxed up was sad.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Dec 24, 2009 21:20:47 GMT -5
Wow, that's an awesome collection!!  |
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Post by roswelljero on Dec 26, 2009 18:44:41 GMT -5
Amazing collection! Do you keep documentation on all of it?
Later,
jeri
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jcinpc
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Post by jcinpc on Dec 26, 2009 21:32:18 GMT -5
yes I document all my finds.
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agatemaggot
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Post by agatemaggot on Dec 29, 2009 18:02:23 GMT -5
JC,
What are the points called that have the barbed shoulders and triangle halfting area / base ?
Harley
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jcinpc
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Post by jcinpc on Dec 29, 2009 18:50:50 GMT -5
hey harley if your talking about these in this picture, the middle and 5 oclock ones are called Hillsboroughs ( I live in Hillsborough county) and the others are Newnans. Both are middle archaic point types and they had heat treating technology back then . These 2 point types are tops in the value down here  |
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agatemaggot
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Post by agatemaggot on Dec 29, 2009 22:11:04 GMT -5
JC
I guess I am making a Hillsbourough' the pointy triangle tang kinda appeals to me. I started running into problems with the base shaping as the coral is a little bit different than the other material I am used to dealing with. I ended up with a little thicker base than I needed and the flakes were stalling out on me. I made a blade type copper punch at the Blacksmith shop today and as soon as I finished supper I got back into the game. It is amazing how easy that Coral will flake with the right tool and a good whack with a Bison leg bone !
Harley
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Gotta lick those rocks to see if they shine!!
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