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Post by txrockhunter on Nov 5, 2015 13:32:47 GMT -5
I have never thought about walking construction sites to find points! There is a ton of development going on in Houston, so I will have to walk a few close sites! BTW, those agate chips are very cool! You have to wonder how they could transport so much material if it's not native to the area? They would have benefited from FRB's!
Thanks for taking the time to post all that great information!
Jeremy
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Tom
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Post by Tom on Nov 5, 2015 14:13:50 GMT -5
James this really helped me to understand what went on.
I love this question Tom. I have more fun laying out the flow paths/trails using point/chip concentration.
This particular site was heavenly for understanding travel path because 4 other flat balds were cleared for comparison.
I really never thought about just how long these sites and travel paths were used (millennia). That does explain a lot about why so many artifacts can be found.
James you must have one hell of a super nice collection. Time for me to hit some construction sites, although ground breaking wont be happening till spring:(
Excellent explanation James, thank you
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Post by Tom on Nov 5, 2015 14:22:11 GMT -5
Many years ago I was looking at a site next to a small creek. The village site was at the bottom of a sloping field that ended in a step/flat area before going down to the creek. As I hunted I started envisioning the camp...kids playing, women working hides, cooking, sewing, men coming into camp with game they had killed. This got so intense that the hair on my body started rising...it was a very intense feeling. Thank you Albert Hoffman for your invention of LSD ROTFLMAO. It truly is amazing how certain events we see in our lives can give us the exact same reaction you felt while hunting artifacts. Not trying hijack thread, I just can't resist. |
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Post by Fossilman on Nov 5, 2015 18:26:58 GMT -5
My Uncle Henry (Dad's brother)was an avid artifact hunter in Montana and had found points,scrapers,tools and pottery throughout his life time..
He could also look at the lay of the land and say "lets go over here or there and always scored some nice stuff..
One time I was with him and we were on a hunting camp site,we came on a line of chips and busted points...
Henry asked me "How was this Indian sitting while working points"? Hell I didn't know!!!
Henry says "he was sitting down with the left leg going straight out and the right leg crossed over the upper knee of the left leg...
So I sat down and positioned myself as he explained and looked at the pattern of chips on the ground and they matched the way the Indian was sitting....
Smart man,who studied land and history! Some of his finds made the museums in Montana and the local County Housing building for all or anything of history....
After he died,my cousin Larry gave me a bit of Henry's collection of points,scrapers and tools-something I will cherish and hand down to generations to come....
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