Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: sleek on March 08, 2015, 03:32:03 pm

Title: what did I just buy?
Post by: sleek on March 08, 2015, 03:32:03 pm

(http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i411/rocketernally/20150308_130920_zpsl80mdri2.jpg) (http://s1092.photobucket.com/user/rocketernally/media/20150308_130920_zpsl80mdri2.jpg.html) 

Got these of a fellow in Arkansas as a partial trade on a Damascus knife. Said he and his buddy found them in the area.

Title: Re: what did I just buy?
Post by: sleek on March 08, 2015, 04:58:06 pm

Recon I should add id like to know what the styles of them are and about the period they were made. Also anythi g else anybody can tell me about them.

Title: Re: what did I just buy?
Post by: mullet on March 08, 2015, 05:02:59 pm

I don't know the styles with them being from Arkansas but look similar to the styles we have in Florida. But they are from the stemmed Archaic period, around 3500 years old.

Title: Re: what did I just buy?
Post by: sleek on March 08, 2015, 05:39:05 pm

Thanks mullet. Now I have something to look up and research.

Title: Re: what did I just buy?
Post by: cowboy on March 08, 2015, 05:50:41 pm

Cool trade looks like.