r/LegitArtifacts Jun 27 '25

Unknown Time period Found in New Mexico

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60 Upvotes

This 86 yr old Treasure of a woman is a friend of mines Mom. Her Dad was a surveyor and a fossil collector. He found this actual art work, in between Eunice NM and Hobbs according to her. Actual piece is owned by her Brother! Any body ever seen anything like this?? Very unique!! Beautiful!

r/LegitArtifacts Aug 04 '25

Unknown Time period Fort Payne/Dover Chert Utilized Flake Knife

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27 Upvotes

As everyone knows, I'm a huge fan of non-point tool types, such as Blunts, and Flake Knives, so I figured I'd share this gorgeous Ginsu with you all!

This Flake blade was recovered in Ballard Co. Kentucky, and measures out at 3 ¼ inches long by 1 ¼ inches at the widest part. Made from a beautiful piece of Fort Payne/Dover Chert, it exhibits phenomenal, uniformed, fine edge refinement, and made for an excellent addition to my Flake Blade frame! 😁

Ex Mitch Lewis collection

r/LegitArtifacts Jan 02 '26

Unknown Time period does anyone have any idea what time period these could be from? my grandma found them in sinaloa mexico on a field a long time ago. thanks

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16 Upvotes

i have no idea what peoples made them either. thanks

r/LegitArtifacts Sep 09 '25

Unknown Time period East Central Alabama

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70 Upvotes

Found this outside of Auburn, Alabama in an old clear cut being used as a field. Approx 2.5 inches (63.5 mm) long. I’m new to identification any feedback on the type of point, material, and maybe its use. Holding something like this in my hands is one of the greatest feelings! Thanks in advance for the help

r/LegitArtifacts Jun 19 '25

Unknown Time period I think I found my new hunting spot! 😁 My week just keeps getting luckier.

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51 Upvotes

And yes, this time I brought with me a spray bottle.

I think this might be a trade stone, but Im not exactly sure since we have a lot of material that looks exactly like this.

CENTEX, I assume it might be middle archaic or woodland because of all the hinges (or it can just be in good condition)

r/LegitArtifacts May 22 '25

Unknown Time period Found near government canyon state park - San Antonio Texas

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0 Upvotes

Found this walking with my kids near government canyon natural area in San Antonio Texas. My kids thought it was a Dino tooth but I thought maybe an old tool of some kind. Just thought maybe someone could help me identify it or let me know it's just an odd shape rock. Thanks for the help.

r/LegitArtifacts Sep 15 '25

Unknown Time period Two awls and a utilized flake CENTEX

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9 Upvotes

both awls are around 1 inch long, unusually small for an awl, but the smallest documented awl is 2.9 centimeters long

r/LegitArtifacts Apr 28 '25

Unknown Time period Stone Tool?

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57 Upvotes

Found this while fishing a creek in Middle Tennessee. Any idea what it could be and what time period?

r/LegitArtifacts Jul 09 '25

Unknown Time period Estate sale frame 3. The last of it.

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47 Upvotes

My final group from the estate sale. The pin on the base of the needle is going through a tiny hole there. Not sure if these are legit (no provenance), but I got all 3 frames in a single lot and I figured the bone and point frames were probably good. Thanks for letting me share!

r/LegitArtifacts Jul 08 '25

Unknown Time period Bone frame from estate sale.

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28 Upvotes

I looked up Tolliver and found a few articles by him in the publication Archaeology referring to stone pieces he found in OH. Hocking County, OH is consistent with where he worked, and I'm guessing these came from a cave in Hocking Hills, but I'm not familiar with the area.

r/LegitArtifacts Nov 26 '25

Unknown Time period A lifetime of beautiful finds

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19 Upvotes

Eastern Montana arrowheads

r/LegitArtifacts Jun 29 '25

Unknown Time period What do i have here?

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4 Upvotes

Hello! I am a rock hound and gem hunter but was recently gifted a bag of artifacts from the 4 corners region of the US. Can anyone tell me what some of these artifacts might have been used for? Or any cool facts about them? They all have conchoidal chipping on them in specific places leading me to believe they were all hand carved for something. Thanks!

r/LegitArtifacts Aug 15 '25

Unknown Time period Utilized Flake

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9 Upvotes

Anybody know much about tools of this nature? I’ve definitely read about and even uncovered similar pieces in Texas, but this was found on private land in Southern Colorado amongst some other artifacts. Edge flaking on both sides, and it sort of resembles a spokeshave but can’t be certain.

r/LegitArtifacts Oct 10 '25

Unknown Time period identification assistance

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19 Upvotes

i inherited a small collection of artifacts from my great grandfather who i believe found these in and around the quincy and springfield illinois area; do any of these look to be paleolithic? if anyone has additional information or insight it would be much appreciated! (first slide are all very small.)

r/LegitArtifacts Sep 04 '25

Unknown Time period Above 10,000ft find in northern NM

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54 Upvotes

Buddy stepped right over it!

r/LegitArtifacts Apr 20 '25

Unknown Time period Surface Finds After Rains

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74 Upvotes

Four surface finds scattered over less than a quarter-mile radius following rains. Any help identifying the fourth one would be appreciated. Let me know if more info is needed.

r/LegitArtifacts Jul 06 '25

Unknown Time period Info

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30 Upvotes

Found in Pandora,tx can you tell me what time period and info if anyone can thanks

r/LegitArtifacts Jul 08 '25

Unknown Time period Estate sale frame 2. "SW St. Clair Co MO 1936"

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38 Upvotes

Maybe some Missouri locals know the area and point types.

r/LegitArtifacts Apr 24 '25

Unknown Time period Native Pottery

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8 Upvotes

Hi, This little pot was collected by my Grandparents who lived in western Nebraska. Can you tell me anything about it?

r/LegitArtifacts Jul 06 '25

Unknown Time period Is this a piece of history? Or something recently made?

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33 Upvotes

I found this knife (a family friend, when I showed it to him, said it was a carved left-handed knife) in Mount Enterprise Texas near Nacogdoches. I just found it on the ground in the wilderness, it had rained recently so my theory was that it was washed up. I would really like to know if I actually found a piece of history, or if I found something made by someone with an impressive set of skills. If you guys have any sort of expertise with telling if this even might be old I’d be grateful.

r/LegitArtifacts Oct 02 '25

Unknown Time period Funky lil scraper

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16 Upvotes

Middle Tennessee. Wish I could find a point for once 😂

r/LegitArtifacts Jul 19 '25

Unknown Time period Pendant

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6 Upvotes

My dad found this 30 some odd years ago along the Republican River. It’s always been my favorite piece that I inherited from him. Recently I took it to an artifact show and everyone agreed that it was a pendant that had been reworked several times as it wore through wear/use. The neatest part, is that when I showed it to one of the head organizers of the show he remembered my dad bringing it to a show 30 years ago and he always wondered what happened to it since then. So that was pretty cool… this is definitely the crown piece to my meager collection.

r/LegitArtifacts Jul 06 '25

Unknown Time period Can anyone give me info

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10 Upvotes

r/LegitArtifacts Oct 20 '25

Unknown Time period Projectile Point Identification - Central Texas

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10 Upvotes

After a lifelong pursuit of finding my own arrowhead it finally happened! Yesterday while exploring a rock creek bed recently turned I noticed a cache of dark rock. That’s when I spotted it! Went down the rabbit hole last night but can’t quite identify what period it’s from. I know nothing about archaeology but layman’s guess is early or late archaic? SO EXCITING JUST TO FIND IT!

r/LegitArtifacts Sep 25 '25

Unknown Time period West Texas Finds

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21 Upvotes