Arrowhead and other historic/pre-historic collections

[Wind Gypsy]

Is this a tool of some sort? Seemed too perfect not to be something
View attachment 65549View attachment 65550


I

If you were developing land in the arid southwest and there was some type of native population that was upset about it - I think they'd consider that a "hand stone".

Used to blow my mind the pile of rocks that were considered artifacts but just looked like smoother than normal rocks to me.

 

[Hoytvectrix]

@hillrunner I've mentioned what we look for in our creeks in a couple of posts above - #292 and 294.

Some streams are definitely better than others. And it seems like there are sections of the same creek that can be wildly different. I would focus my time on gravel beds with rocks that are at least an inch and diameter. Our best points are typically found in gravel beds with much larger rocks, though.

 

[Tree Spud]

Found an interesting on. Looks like a scribe or leather hole punch. Fits very well between thumb and fore finger. Any other thoughts?

 

[Hoytvectrix]

Found an interesting on. Looks like a scribe or leather hole punch. Fits very well between thumb and fore finger. Any other thoughts?

View attachment 67767


View attachment 67768

To me that looks like a bird effigy that may have been a perforator with the beak. The beak and head proportions are too similar to not be that.

Regardless, that is super neat!

 

[Tree Spud]

To me that looks like a bird effigy that may have been a perforator with the beak. The beak and head proportions are too similar to not be that.

Regardless, that is super neat!

Yes, closer look resembles a bird figure. Interesting.