Arrowhead hunting TN - Paper thin and so perfect its almost unreal!
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- Опубліковано 1 лют 2023
- The '22-'23 winter has kicked off and has started off in the right direction! In this video I have a lineup of a number of different artifacts found along the way. Some whole, some missing a tip or ear.. Some mystery pieces that I haven't a clue what they are? An old coin and a point so perfect that it looks like it was made just yesterday! Please feel free to comment with any thoughts you might have on any of the artifacts. Thanks for watching and please like, subscribe, and click the bell notification to keep up with all of my upcoming finds!
Weird piece might be shaft abrader?? As ALWAYS.....Killin it!
That’s a good though… it’s definitely made of that abrading material that bone hook/needle sharpeners are made of. Thanks for the input man!
Yours is the FIRST (and only) acct in 20 years that I have "clicked the notification" bell on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't that last point incredible? That flintknapper was one in a million. Think of how proud he must have been to hold the finished product in his hands. Turning it this way and that, admiring its lethal beauty, just like you.
It really is… especially when you think about the tools they had to work with. True craftsmen! I bet the person that created it wouldn’t have imagined that 1000’s of years later, after they thought they would be long gone and forgotten, that 1000’s of people would be admiring their handiwork. It’s crazy to think about really! Thanks as always my friend, I always look forward to and appreciate your input!
@@Points365 I sometimes amuse myself by wondering what the ancients who made and used these artifacts would think of seeing a video from today of the artifact they made thousands of years ago. They might recognize a picture or video of their handmade artifact, but the context in which they viewed it would be so completely foreign as to be unimaginable and probably frightening. Just understanding the concept of a thousand years might boggle their mind, thinking in terms of decades as being a long time. A thousand people looking at their artifact when a very large group of humans at that time might be 100 humans, probably incomprehensible. Every artifact you find presents so many questions. So many questions that will go unanswered.
So amazing to think about. Also the fact that (besides what type of arrowhead they used) we know next to nothing about those people, especially paleo era.
The craftsmanship in that last point is second to none! The secondary flaking is incredible! Shame about the base. That toothy serrated Kirk is a dang beauty too!!! Hard to beat a serrated point IMO. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks as always buddy! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve picked up that piece and just looked it over… all over. The person that made it was definitely well practiced! Agreed on the kirk though.. it was some pretty material too. That particular spot has spit out about a dozen or so kirks over the years. All nice and serrated too! Thanks again and good luck out there!
They've all been really nice pieces. Intact tips but a little damage to the stem or barbs. It's possible some of those were made by the same person, quite.
You have the best finds on UA-cam even when the points are broken in my opinion. Keep up the good work, brother!
Thanks man, I appreciate that! If it weren’t for the broken ones we’d hardly find anything at all out here! Haha I appreciate the kind words and you coming back and taking the time to watch and comment!
Ive watched almost all your videos man. Gotta say one of the best arrowhead hunting channels on UA-cam!!
Man, thank you so much. I really appreciate the compliment, especially knowing how many excellent channels there are out there! I’m glad you enjoy and I’ll keep putting out the vids as I find them. Good luck out on your future hunts buddy!
Man oh man you are on them my friend. Congrats again on all your wonderful finds. That last one was made by a master knapper. 👍🏻
Thanks as always buddy! I hear ya though man… it’s like I said to someone else. The guy that made it had no idea that 1000’s of years later, 1000’s of people would be admiring his craftsmanship! It’s crazy to think about. Thanks again for commenting and for checking it out!
Those are some of the best points I've seen anybody find truly amazing
Thanks man. This area is for some reason one of those places where quality artifacts can consistently be found. You should see some of the stuff that people I know are pulling out of rubble piles at construction sites. It’s incredible and sad at the same time, knowing all that stuff is about to get buried beneath parking lots and whatnot. Thanks for checking it out buddy!
Always great videos! Thanks for taking us along. Oh yea, killer artifact!!!
Thanks buddy, as always I appreciate you taking the time to check it out!
Your 60th video is just as enjoyable as your first one!! Didn't think there were anymore left out there. You must have picked up 100's over time. Keep going my friend.
Dang… 60. Really?! I had no idea! Seems like I was talked into creating this channel only a year or 2 ago! But thanks so much man, I really appreciate you taking the time to comment, and check out all my videos! I never imagined this channel would be as popular as it is. I always though artifacts was one of those things that only me and a few other people were obsessed about! Haha
It's incredible when you stop and think about it, they made them tools for thousands of years, we will probably be finding them for that long as well
@@Points365 it's popular because you find awesome shit... but more importantly you film consistent - showing all the angles.. great job filming.
Good points. I found one near Huntsville broke in half about the same size and similar material,I sent it to a guy in Cullman to repair. Now it looks like yours. I look at it every day and really enjoy it. I know you will yours too.
Very nice finds
Thanks buddy I appreciate it!
As always great points. As someone without a boat I loved going out in winter. Fewer competitors out, no snakes or ticks and as I look back that is when I have found my best points. They also dropped the big lakes. That last one is really nice. I always just called them snap base kirks. Ha. Be safe.
Winter is definitely not for everyone.. but to those who dare, good things usually come! Thanks as always buddy!
Beautiful points! This is one of the best videos I’ve watched. Thanks!Love the fiddle music too.
Thanks man, I really appreciate it! With all the quality content there is out there to view, I take that as a major compliment. I appreciate you taking the time to check it out!
Your the wrestler behind the mast of arrowhead hunting.
Haha oh man… the gig is up now. People will know who I am when they see a guy walking through the woods wearing my Mexican wrestling mask! Haha
Congratulations again on the neat finds. Thank you for sharing. 🙌
Thanks again!
Some great finds. That last one is just spectacular. Beautiful workmanship on it. Even with the base how it is it doesn’t take away it’s beauty. Good job and GL🤙
Thanks man! Yeah, the broken ones don’t usually make the case.. but this one has found it’s home in one! Every other part of it is exceptional. The guy that knapped it wasn’t riding in his first rodeo! Haha thanks again buddy!
Great video and recoveries. That little serrated point was killer.
Thanks man I appreciate it! That serrated kirk was indeed a dandy! The person I took hunting with me that day had walked right past it. They were about sick when they saw their footprints going right past it! Haha oh well… it happens to all of us! I’m sure people pull smokers out of my footprints as well! Haha thanks for taking the time to watch and comment buddy!
Not too surprising that the base snapped off of that last treasure, thin like it is. That serrated Kirk at the 7:30’s is spectacular. Thanks for taking us along on another great river adventure. It’s always rewarding.
Some amazing artifacts , thanks for sharing 😎👍
Thanks as always buddy! Hope all is well with you so far this year!
Man what a compilation of some killers, I really love that little serrated Kirk…. What a smoker , love all the none perfect as well but that’s just me , as far as the little piece with a tapered groove … I’m stumped. Interesting. Thanks for sharing, as always !
Thanks buddy! I had someone with me when I found that kirk.. They had walked right past it. I could see the look of envy on their face when they saw their footprints going right past it! That spot has spit out a dozen or so kirks over the years. It was definitely their go to point! Thanks again for taking the time to check it out and commenting!
12000+years from now. Masterfully skilled individuals like yourself. Will be finding TV remotes, car keys and peoples minds
Lucky individuals like myself is more like it! Haha But man isn’t that the truth.. I often wonder what we leave behind that could possibly be admired like these artifacts the natives left. I highly doubt all the G.I. Joe’s I left behind in the yard as a kid will be as interesting! Haha Thanks for checking it out buddy!
@Points365 I found one point over on the eastern shore side of the Chesapeake bay here in Maryland. then down the road. I ran into a guy that had found 4 awesome ones. I was hooked that day and havent found another since. Ive been told freshly tilled farmland and pulling back exposed sea grass will be my best chances. But 1 out of ten farmers will allow the search and DNR police frown upon disturbing aquatic grass and dunes.
@Points365 Thanks for your time to hunt and show the process and posting your luck with finds!
Always excited to see your videos pop up you find some quality artifacts. Blessings my friend
Thanks buddy! I always appreciate you taking the time to comment and check it out!
Hi good morning good luck today...
These videos are great. Your dedication to good video shines. Thks
Thank you! I really appreciate the kind words and appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!
Fabulous ancient arrowheads and artefacts. Best wishes to you.
Thanks man, I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!
As always, another killer video!! Thanks for sharing!👍🏻🇺🇸
Thanks buddy, I appreciate you taking the time to check it out!
Unbelievable how good a shape they are still in ...Great workmanship and materials.
Thank you! The muddier / sandy areas typically preserve the artifacts better than the rocky areas naturally. That’s one reason the pieces I find are usually in decent shape. I still find way more than my fair share of broken pieces for sure though!
Wow man! That thin piece is incredible. Precision instrument! Congrats!
Thanks buddy! Precision no doubt. It blows my mind that they could create such a piece given the tools they had to work with. Goes to show you how skilled they became in their craft over time! Thanks as always man!
Nice snap base Eva.
Thanks man! Snap base.. accidental break.. some would debate that.. I don’t care though! I love em all! Haha
Beautiful finds and that last piece was definitely a heartbreaker. I wish it would have had its base! Thanks for sharing we enjoyed watching 👍👍👍
Base.. no base… I’m happy! Besides, if it wasn’t for the broken ones, we’d hardly find anything at all! Thanks as always and glad to see y’all still killing it out there!
@@Points365 Thanks brother and you definitely kill it as well! Always awesome to see your content. We’re uploading a completion video right now of 22 of our better and most exciting finds. It should be up later in the day👍👍👍
That place is incredible
Thanks man! They probably aren’t quite as plentiful as the video may make it seem… as I’m sure you probably know! I’d say for each artifact found, there’s probably at least a couple hours spent looking! I will admit that some good stuff comes from here… to those who put in the time of course! Thanks for taking the time to check out the finds buddy!
@@Points365 yeah I try and tell people the same thing. They thing you just pull out killers all the time and they might think it’s one after another but I know how much work goes into making one of these videos. Mad respect man. I’ll be watching you keep doing big things!!
Wow, how sweet that is!! As for the piece with the square channel- I am checking the comments to see if anyone knows what that can be. In any case, very nice pieces you have found! Incredible
Epic video, man. That made garage night for us! We are all snowed in for the season up here. Cheers.
Heck yeah man! That snow in the intro time lapse was about the extent of our snow for the season. I can’t say that I’m saddened by that! Haha thanks as always buddy and garage nights for liiiife!
Had a heart attack Jack but you know what I was doing just before I beat the Widowmaker a walking and a looking I only found one that Sunday afternoon thanks for another great video it's a rainy Sunday morning in North cackalacky wish I felt good enough to go out and look this afternoon but I have to get ready for the Super Bowl haha hope you are doing well thanks for all the inspiration
Dang man… I’m glad you beat the widow maker back behind you. That’s wild you were out hunting when it hit. I guess I could think of worse places to go if it came down to it though! Haha hope all is well with you now though buddy.
Some nice stuff. But I almost greased my drawers when you found that killer thin piece.
Haha it was grease worthy for sure! The way it was laying out like that, 1 good wave from a boat and that bad boy woulda been gone as the day is long!
Now that is the very definition of paper thin! 👍🏻👍🏻 Awesome video as alaways!
I was almost afraid that baby was gonna break in my pocket! But if it’s survived this long, I doubt my pocket is gonna be the straw that broke its back! Haha I still cringed every time I stepped over a log and felt pressure in my pocket!😬 Thanks again buddy and hope all is well!
That last piece is a work of art.
The thing you asked what it could be... a remnant of a sand casting mold?
Man I hear ya.. some pieces just stand out amongst others when it comes to quality. The one at the end of this video is one of those for me. So finely made it almost looks like it was machined! It’s crazy looking.
Still a killer point...Love the serrated kirk too..thanks for sharing
Thanks buddy, I appreciate you taking the time to check it out!
A beauty, for sure 💥💥 !!! Heck, they were all killer finds !!!👍
Appreciate ya savin' em, brother ✌️🍀
It’s a pleasure as always! I’ve always got an eye out for something, as I’m sure you do as well! Thanks as always buddy!
@@Points365
Lol, I sure am !!! ✌ 🍀
Love your videos and count on seeing them. Happy hunting and God bless!
Thanks man I really appreciate that. Lord willing I can keep at it for years to come! I might need to build me an addition onto the house to display all this stuff at this rate though! Haha thanks again buddy.
Crazy, awesome points!
Thanks as always Jenny! I appreciate you always taking the time to watch and comment on the new finds!
Incredible
Thanks buddy I appreciate it! Thanks for checking it out as well. Good luck out there!
Nice finds thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks man, I appreciate you taking the time to check them out!
SMOKER! Congrats! I bet you did not leave a footprint after you picked up that one. Walking on air🤗
Thanks buddy! Haha oh man you know I felt like I was floating after finding that one! It was either the excitement or I had my boot laces too tight! 😂
Killer finds brother! Keep on em. Good luck in '23.
Thanks buddy, I appreciate the well wishes, and hope your year has been and continues to be a good’n! Thanks as always for commenting and checking it out as well. It’s always appreciated!
We're not worthy! Dadgum those are some beautiful points.
Haha oh man… the only thing I heard in my head when I read “we’re not worthy” was that scene from Wayne’s world when they were chanting that! Haha But thanks buddy, im glad you enjoyed em! I appreciate you always taking the time to comment and for coming back to check out the new round of finds!
Nice finds my friend, killer little serrated piece . I wish that last one had the base for ya, still a stellar point though. Congrats and good luck
Thanks buddy! Yeah that kirk was a good’n! That particular spot has spit out about a dozen kirks over the years. It must’ve been their projectile of choice there! It’s all good on that last one though… we’ll just call er a snap base! Lol As is every artifact missing it’s base to us artifact hunters! Haha thanks as always man and good luck out there!
I like your logo by the way… did you design it yourself?
Lol, thats right. No man the wife got it made for me.
@@thepeopledownriver9948 well tell her it’s awesome! I’m sure you already did that though.. if you know what’s best for you that is! Lol
Thanks buddy, oh I for sure did
👍walk on, walk with hope in your heart and you will never walk alone
Thanks buddy! Hopeful is the name of the game every time I get out! Haha I appreciate the kind words.
You never need to thank me man. I don't make beautiful videos ✌️ thank you 💯
Nice stuff as usual! Happy Hunting!
Thanks as always man, I appreciate it! Hope you’ve been doing good!
Gorgeous Arrowheads Bro 👍 😆 I Hope and Pray you walk upon an extremely large Cache of Arrowheads👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks so much! I found a cache years ago. It was a find of a lifetime for sure. It’s part of the reason I can remain so calm, cool, and collected in my videos… I’ve experienced things! Haha the feeling of finding them.. broken or not, never gets old though! I appreciate the well wishes, the comment, and you taking the time to check it out!
Wow , awesome finds
Thanks buddy! I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!
enjoyed your video
Thanks man, I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!
That looks like my creek, I've been out a few times, haven't found anything yet . awesome points!
One will turn up eventually… it’s bound to! I bet they were just out of sight. Haha it seems like once you start finding them, the start showing up more and more.. like you get an eye for it or something. Thanks though buddy and good luck out there!
Good work mate you have a good eye that's for sure
Thanks as always buddy! Did you ever get one of those pieces strung up for a necklace or something?!
@@Points365 I haven't strung one up yet I'm worried I'd lose it. I need to get some silver wire so I can wrap it around the base to make a loop. I hae a photo of them in my hand as my facebook profile picture though lol
Well if you lose it, you have backups! Plus we can always get some more out to you! Too bad I don’t have a Facebook to see the new spread though, but I’m glad you enjoy them!
@@Points365 I love them I've sent you a photo in email the otherther day
They don't get much better than that black beauty! I think you also have a grinder for edge prep ! I can hardly imagine how they hafted those 'snap bases ' as people like to call them, like an Eva for example or Kirks 🤔 but that one is spectacularly made 👍. Great save. GL AND HH!
Thanks man! I’ve often wondered myself how the snap bases were hafted and how it could’ve been beneficial to do it that way? Maybe it depended on the material it was being hafted to? Who knows?! We were left with so many unanswered questions when it comes to native cultures, that most of what we think we know is really speculation. It’s interesting to hear all the different thoughts that people can come up with on certain types of artifacts. Thanks though for taking the time to watch and give your input buddy!
Awesome finds buddy !! The last point was a killer for sure ! As for the small broken pice it looks like part of a worn out small grist mill to me ! Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks man! I still can’t help but to pick up that piece and look it over every time I walk past it! But a grist mill.. haha I haven’t heard that one yet!
@@Points365 lol look up pics of the old rocks that were used for grist mills ! My family has 3 we have kept over the years ! They have groves and lines cut in them to grind the corn ! A small one has those lines ground in it !
Beautiful finds!! And that last one was amazing. I wonder if the mystery rock was a sharpening stone 🤔. Great video happy hunting.
Thanks as always! A lot of people have suggested some sort of abrading stone in the mystery piece. Given the material it’s made of and what other abrading stones I’ve found were made of, it would make perfect sense!
Nice finds!
Thanks man, I appreciate you checking it out!
Nice recoveries buddy glad to see you back at it.
Thanks buddy! You know people like us are always at it! Haha heck even when I’m walking up a gravel driveway I find myself scanning for artifacts!🤣
@@Points365 I know that is right.. my creek is iced over and I'm going this weekend LoL
Gotta get me some hot hands in case the points are frozen to the ground LoL
Man, you got some killers, but I think that serrated Kirk was my favorite.
Thanks again man! That spot where the kirk came from has been my biggest kirk producing site. It’s spit out a dozen or more over the years. It must’ve been their projectile of choice there! It’s neat comparing them all and seeing the similarities between them. Thanks as always buddy!
Amazing symmetry on those points. Good Luck & Stay Safe!
Thanks buddy! It really is impressive to see the craftsmanship in some of these artifacts when you think about the tools they had to work with. I’m sure they had no idea their craftsmanship would be admired by so many 1000’s of years later. Thanks for the comment and for taking the time ti check out the finds!
@@Points365 So true. I grew up on a farm about 60 miles straight-line distance from Flint Ridge in Ohio. There were private property owners (late 70s) who would let you gather/dig for flint for a price. I got a 5 gal bucket full and tried my hand (literally). On my first good strike, a large piece, the shape of a whale, came off and sliced open the meaty part of my hand. Bled like heck. I was able to make a small arrow point, then the arrow, but a bow was beyond my knowledge and skill. However, I did make an atlatl and thin spear/dart and had fun launching the spear. I surfaced hunted the fields, but never thought about the creek banks. I now live in northern Virginia, but this year on my trip to Ohio, I'm hitting the banks (creeks, not $) I also want to search the banks of the Potomac, which is only a few miles away. As for the workmanship, I learned that "green" flint worked better. Flint that hadn't been exposed to the freezing and thawing stresses on the stone. Also, heat treating was suspected back then and I attended a lecture at an Archaeological Society of Ohio meeting by a prof who did just that. He had experimented with heating flint and microscopically examining before and after. Cool lecture, even for a kid in his teens. Y'all have me hooked on this idea of creek bank hunting, especially since many of the fields I used to hunt have houses on them or the farmers no-till the fields. Oh well, thanks for the response and thanks again, if you made it this far in this novel 🙂
Man, it pains me to hear about the once producing fields covered with houses. It’s an all to common thing now. The no till pains me as well. I understand the reason for it, but it’s still depressing to think about what’s under there, not getting plowed up anymore! I can only imagine how that chunk of flint got a piece of you… those boogers are sharp. Especially when it’s a fresh break! It was a lesson that was bound to be learned though of you were going to continue trying your hand at knapping! The atlatl sounds like it would’ve been so fun to mess around with! I hope your trip back is a productive one, and you can get back into it right where you left off… in a creek this time! Like an older guy told me years ago… the artifacts have a way of eventually finding their way back to water.
Always like to see your videos since we aren’t to far away from each other and as usual amazing stuff!! The workmanship can’t get any better on that last one, you thinking Eva?
I hear ya man… it just makes it more interesting when you know somethings coming out of your backyard! Thanks as always though buddy. That last one… I was thinking eva. It just had that look to it. But then I got the buck creek bug out in my ear… now I can see it being a buck creek too. Minus the missing base of course. Who knows though… I gave up trying to positively id my artifacts years ago! Haha thanks as always buddy!
Sweet😎🏹
Thanks man!
Those were all incredible but that last one truly was a masterpiece. What a great find. It must take some discipline to remain quiet when you film something like that, haha. Big congrats on all the finds. Loved seeing the wheat penny. Your mystery item has got me stumped. Thought maybe it was a piece of a millstone at first but I don't know. That groove is very odd. Congrats again! Thought I had subbed to you long ago but I just noticed I wasn't so I went ahead and did so.
Thanks man! I went back and found the last pieces little brother a couple weeks later. They look good laying next to each other in the frame. The quietness comes from my own personal videoing preference. Although I do enjoy hearing the commentary of other videos like yours, I personally like to watch my own videos without hearing myself! Plus my big fear is having someone break in and taking my collection while I’m gone as I do often am. My anonymity online helps ease those fears! But as far as subscribing goes.. I’ve noticed quite often that I know I’ve subscribed to someone’s channel. But when watching their video it will have the “subscribe” button highlighted as if I’m not. I appreciate the sub though buddy! Keep up your good work out there and thanks for stopping to check out the finds!
@@Points365 Dude, don't even get me started about hearing my own voice, hahaha. I HATE hearing myself when I'm editing. I think a lot of people are probably like that. Not sure why it's so weird to hear one's self but it is very annoying. But yeah, I don't blame you on the anonymity - lot of creepers out there. You keep up the good work as well, you find awesome stuff!
Awesome finds! Was that last piece a Buck Creek?
I was going between eva and buck.. I have found my fair share of buck creeks at that particular bank, so that would make sense! In my next video I have a load of buck creeks from that one bank. Found them all over the span of about a month or so. Found at least 1 every time I went there… sometimes 2 or 3. It’s a crazy spot! Thanks as always for the input and for checking it out buddy!
You have the finest spot in North America there laying everywhere like they left them yesterday most hunters have to dig holes 3ft deep to find them
Man I do feel like I’m lucky to live where I do. Digging I’ve found is no joke! I took my tractor and scooped 6” of dirt out of a 8’x8’ section to level off a spot for a shed, and found flakes galore in that one little spot! It’s easier for me to spend the day traversing through the sticker bushes and poison Ivy than it is to carefully dig for artifacts I e found! Haha It definitely gave me a new level of respect for the guys that lay the shovel in the ground that’s for sure!
Two of these points, including the last one, may be Eva points with basal notches. The abrader may have been used for smoothing wood items (arrow shafts?). Great stuff, as always. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the input Cathy! It’s always appreciated. I was thinking eva at first on that last one as well… but the more I more look at it, the more I think it might be a buck creek with the base broken. But your guess is just as good as mine! Id’ing is not my strong suit. I was thinking some sort of abrading tool as well since it’s made of that gritty sandstone like material that they are usually made of. Thanks again and I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!
@@Points365 I have followed your work for years and the sites you collect are good ones. I have material from Middle TN and it matches a lot of what you find. There were many Early Americans in this area 6-11 thousand years ago. Actually, this is my wife's account. My name is Bruce. Thanks.
@@CathyLindstrom well man, I appreciate you keeping up with my videos over the years! It really is incredible to think of how much history there is all over this land. Especially when you put it into perspective of how long ago Europeans settled here. It’s no wonder the abundance of artifacts are so plentiful when you think about it. Thanks again Bruce!
Awesome finds man there are definitely a lot of kirks around your hunting area the last find is absolutely beautiful 🔥. They may have used that stone for rubbing hematite for paint?
Thanks buddy! I do have quite the collection of kirks. Big sandys come in a close 2nd. Good thing I love both kinds! The serrations on those kirks always get me! Haha interesting thought on the mystery piece though. Thanks for the input!
As usual good artifacts and music. A lot of people that don’t hunt might watch these and not a clue as to the miles it takes to find the points. What was the piece with the slot in it ?
Thanks buddy! Haha and yeah you’ve got that right… every now and then I will get someone commenting saying they “find it hard to believe I find that many points out laying around” for example. They just don’t have a clue that it probably takes easily a couple hours searching for each artifact in each video. Heck sometimes I’ll hunt for 12 hours straight and not find a thing! But that’s the way it goes, and adds to the excitement of hunting. You never know when one is gonna jump out at you! As far as the slotted piece.. I’m not really sure what that was? Quite a few people have commented thinking it might be an abraded of some type. That would make sense to me, because all the bone needle / hook sharpeners, and shaft abraders I’ve found are made of that sandstone type material. Thanks for checking out the new round of finds man!
Just amazing artifacts as always my friend! Not sure what the piece was with the notch. I guess that was something made of clay? Or not? Thanks for sharing. Always enjoy!
Thanks buddy, I appreciate you taking the time to check it out. The mystery piece was made of some sort of sandstone I believe. The same type of material the bone needle / hook sharpeners I find are made of. So far it has everyone stumped!
That is a wonderful Kirk Snapped Base! One of those that supports the type as opposed to its having an accidentally broken base. Just how would you accidentally break that base without damaging the blade?
Haha the whole snapped base topic can get quite heated! People can be passionately opinionated on both sides of the aisle. Like you, I believe the snapped base is a legitimate style that was practiced by some for one reason or another… possibly just down to it simply being a preference, or the shaft it was being hafted to?! No one really knows though, and like many things of their culture, it’s mostly educated guessing! Thanks for the input and for checking it out!
Is there a polite version of green with envy, I’m totally enthralled. The triangle stone looks similar to a granular ferric stone found in sedimentary layers here on the Gulf Coast. I always wondered if it was used like sandpaper.
Haha if there is a polite version of it, I’ll assume you meant it that way! Haha But thanks for the input on the mystery piece. I’ve found a number of artifacts made of a sandstone like material, very similar to this piece, that were used as sharpening stones for bone needles / bone hooks. I was wondering if it served the same sort of purpose, like you mentioned as sandpaper. Thanks again!
May I ask what part of TN are you in? I grew up in Boone, NC, so east Tenn wasn’t far away at all. I moved down east (nc) before getting into this great hobby and often wonder what I missed out on living so close to where then Cherokee were. I am just curious to know if you are in East Tenn or close to it.
Thanks for the awesome videos, I’ve enjoyed watching them these last couple years.
Brock
Hey man, thanks for checking out the finds and for taking the time to comment. I hunt almost exclusively the middle TN region. Basically from the TN river over to the Cumberland plateau. I haven’t hunted out your way much at all. It looks like it would be such a great place to hunt, but so far I haven’t had any luck out that way. Thanks again for checking out the finds over the years, and good luck out there in territories unbeknownst to me!
Very good pieces I liked the sawn a lot and the last one is super very thin. You should use a metal detector to search in those areas, maybe you will find good telics in those areas. Greetings from Mexico
Thanks buddy! The serrated saw like piece was a kirk. They usually have the teeth on them like that, and are always a great find! I use my metal detector quite a bit, but never seen to find native artifacts. One of these days though! Thanks again for taking the time to check out the finds and commenting. Keep up the good work down there!
Was the first one a perfect ponchatrain ? I'm not sure what that last one is yet either, but it's a piece of art, Nice find. The one at 8min is too. Gotta love it, Tya
You know, I don’t know for sure what that first one was? Whatever it is, I don’t find them like that often. I’ll have to check that type out and see because your guess is about as good, or better than mine! Thanks though man! I appreciate the comment you for you always taking the time to check it out!
@@Points365 thanks n blessins bro
Always a good day when you have a new video. My favorite artifact page by far. How many do you think you’ve found over the years?
Thanks buddy, I really do appreciate that! For as many artifact channels as there are out there it means a lot to me. Someone pointed out to me earlier that this is my 60th video. I had no idea! But typically I have around 10ish artifacts in my videos… sometimes more… some less. But the the videos didn’t really start until I was well into my artifact hunting. Honestly I don’t really know, but based on the avg # in each video, that’s around 600. Plus maybe another…. 1000? I have a few of em… stuffed all over the place! My metal detecting finds have slowly merged with my native artifacts to create 1 big collection of anything any everything! Haha
@@Points365 that’s incredible. Do you ever plan on doing a video on your nicest and favorite finds from your collection?
I think about it… but it hasn’t gotten much farther than that so far! In addition to my day job, hunting in the little free time I get, and making videos in what’s left of it… Making a collection video has been on the back burner for some time. As of now I’m about 2 videos behind as far as the number of pieces I have recently found, ready to be put into videos. Not enough hours in a day!! But man oh man I’ve got some REALLY good ones lined up though!!
That Cotaco Creek is heartbreaking!
It’s the name of the game out there as I’m sure you know! For every 10 broken ones you find you MIGHT find a whole one! Haha
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Thanks man, I appreciate you taking the time to check it out!
I wonder if the last point is a kirk corner knotch? And if it is intentional or a snap base?
The offer still stands for a good deck hand.
Either way keep up the incredible videos!
I thought maybe eva at first… I’ve found a number of those with snapped bases like that. It also has a buck creek look to it with a missing base. I’ve never found a snap base buck creek, nor do I think they made them that way. If it’s a kirk it’s not like any that I’ve found around here this far… unless I’m mis identifying them. Which is entirely possible! Haha But shoot man, you’d have your hands full as a deck hand on my boat… Keeping the floor of my boat mud free is a chore in itself! But I still insist on it! I’ve found that toilet brushes make excellent boot brushes as well! Haha
Very nice points. Be nice if you would identify the point type
Thanks a lot buddy, I appreciate it! I used to try and take a shot at identifying artifacts to the best of my knowledge… I realized that just started off a heated debate at times. I didn’t want to get that started back! Haha Everyone has different opinions on what type an artifact might be. I’m admittedly not the best it identifying them, so feel it’s best for the viewer to decide instead of being given a false id on my part. I’m sure you understand! I appreciate you taking the time to check it out and to give your input!
When you find money try to not wash it with water or soap , it’s better to clean it up with a tooth pick and light bristle brush. Water and soap degrade the material and Make things less visible.
Odd piece was a shaft straightener, maybe.
Quite a few people have made that same guess, I appreciate the input!
would the last one be a motley with the broad percussion and fine pressure finishing and pointed barbs ? the shape seems too angular and defined to be a cotaco
At first I was thinking it had an Eva look to it, since I find a number of those with snapped bases… but I’m starting to lean toward buck creek with a missing base. That’s just my unprofessional opinion though!
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Knapped my first Big Sandy from a broken mid section today. Posted a pic in my community. Not bad for first try.
Whew… how many tries did it take to get your first one?! One day when I was bored I tried pressure flaking on some big flakes of flint I picked up. I could hardly get a shape to it, let alone make it flake off like I wanted! Haha
@@Points365 I've only ever Knapped from broken artifacts and flakes. Not had any good heat treated material yet but got some on the way from brad moore and some from curts cherts.
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9:53 possibly an arrow straightener?
That was mentioned by others as well. Only thing that didn’t make sense was that the groove was squared. Based off the other shaft straighteners I’ve seen, they were always rounded. But who says they all have to be alike?! Thanks again!
That strange piece looks to be more modern than not. Is it stone or something else?
Yeah the mystery piece is made of some type of sandstone it looks like. Definitely stone. No clue so far as to what it is? Thanks for the input buddy!
@@Points365 that groove could be something to do with another piece. Maybe it's there to lock it into position on the other piece to your new puzzle?? Please let us all know when you find out what it is. Good luck
The stone appears to be a grove to sand arrow shafts 14:21
@@travisneill1659 It's unlikely that they used square arrow shafts? Hopefully he will figure out what it is and inform us
About to be heading towards burns tn! Any recommendations for decent spots to look for any artifacts? I just prefer to surface hunt or creek hunt.
Oh man… any of those creeks out that way have big potential! You’ll see when you get there. Seems like every creek there is prime looking! Some amazing stuff has come from that area. Good luck man!
@@Points365 that's awesome news man that's making me even more excited to be heading that way for work! Lol. I'll have every Sunday off for the next 2 months so hopefully I'll find somthing! Never been up there before
Am I correct in assuming this is from Cherokee tribes ...Or what tribes crafted these excellent points?
The more recent artifacts were yes. The older stuff, like paleo, archaic, etc. is older than we know. Their lack of written history has left much of their history and culture a big mystery to us. Over the span of 1000’s of years it’s likely that certain groups occupied areas, and were driven off from areas, much like they were doing in more recent history. Boundaries changed constantly. But there were 1000’s of small bands of people that were among the larger tribes. Cherokee was by far the dominant people in the TN area in more recent times. Most of the stuff I find is archaic period 3,000-8,000 years old. The particular tribe at that time would unfortunately be unknown.
All of those snapped bases were used to pry with.
Man, one thing 2 be thin, but long also. If they hadn't lost it they would have re-worked the base.
You know, I was looking at the pieces I’ve found at that site and noticed that I have a number of pieces very similar to that last one. Which I thought was maybe a buck creek with a broken base… but I’m starting to think they might have intentionally snapped the base since I’ve found so many like it in various lengths, and stages, all with snapped bases. I found one there the other day that is the little brother to the one at the end of this video. It will be in one of my upcoming videos. I’m sure everyone wants to believe their broken point is actually a snap base though! Haha it’s just a thought I had. Thanks for the input and for checking it out buddy!
I wonder if they copied those serrated points after sharks teeth
Nature is often the ultimate designer. Something I think the native people recognized. It wouldn’t surprise a bit if that was a source of inspiration for them. Thanks for checking out the finds!
Always killers!!!!
Thanks buddy, it’s always appreciated!
Do you have a estimate on how much hours you have to reach to find all of these?
A typical day of hunting consists anywhere between 8-12 hours, and typically 1 complete point per trip is considered a success. Not to say I don’t have some days when I come home with half a dozen complete points. It all depends on the day really! If I had to guess how many hours of hunting just for the artifacts in this video, I’d take a guess at around 40ish hours. 40 hours well spent being out in the backwoods of TN if you ask me! Haha thanks for checking it out buddy!
@@Points365 Your welcome!
I want to hunt w/you cuz I dont think you found them all on top like that, im from the show me state!!!
Haha being from MO you wouldn’t have to trek down here to have that proven to you! There are tons of amazing pieces just laying out there in your home state. If you put in the miles, you will undoubtedly start seeing them. A lot of my finds have been exposed by erosion, which is why they are a lot of times just laying on the surface. Just walking through the woods looking on the forest floor.. no, they more than likely won’t be sitting on on the surface. Good luck if you decide to get out there and thanks for checking out the finds!
You in the snap base creek arent you?
I’m all over! Haha
Abrader stone (sandstone)
That’s what quite a few other people have thought as well. Thanks for the input buddy!
Ceramic course graded ceramic
I’m no ceramic expert by all means… I’ve handled a fair amount of it throughout the years though, but that piece looks and feels like some sort of sandstone or something. You could be right though!