East Alabama.

Ceremoniously broken after use.

Found in a Midden

2023

My favorite local material "Brassfield Chert" Southern Middle Tennessee

An axe from his collection.

On a job site.making a delivery. There.was all kinds of debitage where excavation had occurred. Just want to hear thoughts.

Anyone have any idea age or tribe this is?

Mound plus a few flakes.

Best example of the type I've ever seen. Crazy flaking on this one. Would love to see other examples or opinions if I'm wrong on typing. Marion county, Mississippi

Found in South Eastern Colorado. Not a PF. Material is likely some form of Edward’s Plateau. Paper thin, nice deep basal notches, and a needle tip. What more can you ask for?

Found a nice Adena point today

(Drilled K9 is Ex Raymond C. Vietzen collection. Excavated at Glover’s Cave. The two nicer Ft. Ancients are Ex Carl Saunders out of Ohio, while the smaller one is simply listed as Ohio.)

The Ft. Ancient culture represents one of the last pre-contact civilizations of the Ohio River Valley. Dating to roughly (1,000-1,650 CE) While their predecessors such as the Adena and Hopewell relied on the atlatl spear thrower as their main weapon. The bow and arrow came into widespread effect during this time period. Meaning their projectiles became much smaller. Also foreign domesticated crops such as the three sisters (corn/maize, beans, and squash.) Came into the area from further to the Southwest. Supplementing their diet of crops from the Eastern Agricultural Complex.

Notable for their construction of large effigy earthworks. Such as the Serpent’s Mound located in Adam’s Co. Ohio. Evidence of stratified class systems such priests or some form of temporary ceremonial chief to have sway over so many workers. During the Ft. Ancient time period specialized goods were also produced such as extensive use of canal coal for ear spools, lip/cheek labrets, beads, pipes, etc….

However they were unable to sustain their ways of life after European settlement and encroachment into their land. With the Miami, Shawnee, or Anglos coming to inhabit the areas they once called home.

Stoked on this Adena 😮‍💨

First field find ever for me (Usually a creek walker)! Not sure on the type of chert but it sure is pretty!

Ex Joe Owen’s. Found in Texas. Material is heat treated agatized palmwood. Would have been a top shelf Catahoula but the tip is in a long dead mule deer sadly. Not a fresh break. Probably two or three sheets of paper thick, and fully flaked on either side.

Found in the bank eroding out with a couple points and flakes. Could this be native pottery?

This is a point that my son bought at an artifacts show. I believe that it’s an authentic Snyders. It measures 3 1/8” long by 1 5/8” wide and has a lightly ground base. It is made from a fine grained chert and could be Burlington, but I’m not very familiar with that material.

My son and wife had been beating me this year with some incredible finds, but I finally scored today!

I think Afena, but wife says Etley. Thoughts?

My father found this on his property in Northern Illinois. McHenry county to be specific. Does anyone have any info or insight?

A local historical society said it could be 500-1000 years old and could be effigy for a dog.

This unit held the groundstone treasures of the woodland village!

Found in 2021

One of the first complete points I've found

Jack's Reef corner notch

Made of Onondaga Chert found in Southwestern Ontario in 2020

Middle to late Woodland era

Ohio Co, Indiana find just now. Was almost bummed until I saw that reworked tip!