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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: osage outlaw on February 28, 2016, 08:29:14 pm

Title: Found a stone spear point and something else
Post by: osage outlaw on February 28, 2016, 08:29:14 pm

My sister stopped by today and showed me a few things she had found walking up the creek bed on our property.  She had a beautiful spear point with a long base.  It's bigger than any other point we have found.  It's in really good shape and has stripes running through the rock.  The other object is a mystery.  It's fairly heavy and has a triangle shape with a knuckle socket shaped base.  It comes to a sharp point.  I've never seen a bone shaped that way before.  It almost looks like a fossilized claw or something.  Anybody have any info on the point or mystery object?

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Title: Re: Found a stone spear point and something else
Post by: aaron on February 28, 2016, 08:56:11 pm

looks like a deer toe bone

Title: Re: Found a stone spear point and something else
Post by: osage outlaw on February 28, 2016, 09:01:02 pm

You might be correct.  It's awful heavy for bone.

Title: Re: Found a stone spear point and something else
Post by: Balsatech on February 28, 2016, 09:18:59 pm

Clint, I don't know as much as I wish I did, but point looks like a really strong Adena to me. Nice one. Joe.

Title: Re: Found a stone spear point and something else
Post by: Parnell on February 29, 2016, 07:52:13 am

That's really cool.  Never found a single point.

Title: Re: Found a stone spear point and something else
Post by: JEB on February 29, 2016, 08:28:08 am

Very nice points. Wife and I have a nice collection from the S.W. but we have never found one in Michigan. I like hunting points so much that I would give up bow hunting to hunt them.

Title: Re: Found a stone spear point and something else
Post by: nclonghunter on February 29, 2016, 08:40:36 am

Most Adena points I have seen have a rounded base, however it does look Adena otherwise. I would also go with a deer toe bone. Nice finds, it's great how finding points and things opens the mind and allows you to wonder over time and possible possibilities.  Hope that made sense....lol

Thanks for sharing

Title: Re: Found a stone spear point and something else
Post by: Redhand on February 29, 2016, 10:00:27 am

Nice finds, I agree aaron looks like deer toe bone.

Title: Re: Found a stone spear point and something else
Post by: Sasquatch on February 29, 2016, 10:42:29 am

Hey brother congrats on the point find.  I love finding points then studying them.  Its also good to see some Osage over in this thread.

Title: Re: Found a stone spear point and something else
Post by: osage outlaw on February 29, 2016, 12:07:09 pm

I made an attempt to learn how to knap a few years ago.  I never took the time to sit down and figure it out.  Plus I don't have any good rocks nearby.  I think I'll stick with making bows.