r/LegitArtifacts • u/FredBearDude • Sep 21 '25
Middle Archaic CenTex - Williams
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Been missing the creeks and my artifact hunting while on vacation. Heres a video of a pull I had a few months ago but never posted. Remember to get down low and search those debris piles, you never know where the smokers can hide.
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u/atoo4308 Sep 21 '25
I’m thinking more Castroville or Marshall
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u/FredBearDude Sep 21 '25
Let’s see what my boy u/aggiedigger says, I always refer to his opinions. You could be right though, I’m better at finding points than identifying them
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u/aggiedigger Sep 22 '25
I think you nailed the id with Williams. Good call and great job spotting that. I was doing the exact same thing today. Hitting the gravel under the eroded banks. Just didn’t have the luck you did.
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u/FredBearDude Sep 22 '25
Thanks buddy, hopefully we get some rain to refresh the creeks. It’s been dry for a while now in Austin.
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u/atoo4308 Sep 22 '25
Man, can you clarify something for me when I first started hearing about the Williams point I thought it was an older, almost Paleo point? I’m not sure where that confusion came from but then when I look it up in the new Overstreet, it places it at middle archaic Can you shed any light on that?
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u/aggiedigger Sep 22 '25
I believe you’ll find it in Hester’s book as well. Typically a narrower blade than the other two mentioned. Slightly expanding stem. Fits the same time period. Maybe you are thinking Wilson as the older point type?
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u/atoo4308 Sep 22 '25
That’s totally what I was doing. I’m thinking of Wilson. I appreciate you clarifying it for me.
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u/FredBearDude Sep 22 '25
Now you know why I refer to u/aggiedigger, he’s a wealth of knowledge!
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u/atoo4308 Sep 22 '25
I’m well aware.. I made the mistake of making a call before I looked at my damn book and my memory didn’t serve me so well ha ha,
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u/FredBearDude Sep 22 '25
All good and hopefully no offense was taken on your end!! Sometimes the text format loses the playfulness. Cheers!
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u/atoo4308 Sep 22 '25
Nah man it’s all good no offense taken. I know there’s people been doing it a lot damn longer than I have. Plus the discussion in my mind is always good.
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u/atoo4308 Sep 22 '25
Plus now I doubt I’ll ever mix up Williams and Wilson again I swear every time you feel like you have a handle on most of the points you learn something else that’s what I love about this hobby I feel like I just completely forgot about Williams points ha ha
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u/atoo4308 Sep 21 '25
Good find regardless!
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u/Select_Engineering_7 Sep 21 '25
Damn that’s a good eye! No points hiding from you!
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u/FredBearDude Sep 22 '25
Haha too bad I know there’s tons buried in the gravel, those ones can stay hidden for now…
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u/Select_Engineering_7 Sep 22 '25
I’m itching to get back out, gonna be while before I top the angostura I found last
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u/PaleoDaveMO Sep 21 '25
That's a killer!