Arrowhead Hunting -some of my finds

[tanacat]

I've been hunting plowed fields and construction sites for about 20 yrs now (thanks to Handyman teaching me way back when we were dating :)) So Kevin, you prob haven't seen most of these!

It's such a wonderful hobby; getting out in the sunshine, looking out across the rolling hills making you imagine what it was like 1,000 or 5,000 or 10,000 yrs ago for these native americans totally living off the land. When I find a point I often wonder who knapped it, what it killed, how they prepared the meat, what stories were told around the fire that night as they were eating, etc lol



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collection of knives, scrapers, thumb scrapers, multi-purpose tools for punching leather- the top center knife is a Cobbs Triangular which is prob my favorite of all time it was so perfect laying there on the top (amazing hadn't been nicked with how many X that field had been plowed and disced)


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damaged point that was transformed into multi-purpose tool; the left side is razor sharp and the point is so sharp! Actually this one may be my all time fave find lol


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Cobbs Triangular

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[angellionel]

That is a very impressive collection, and beautifully displayed too. That does sound like a great way to spend the day outdoors... a wonderful hobby!

[Epi-hunter]

Tana, that is a beautiful collection. And as Angel said, very nicely displayed! I love arrowheads. I have found quite a few in the past in Iowa cornfields also.

[coinnut]

Very nice collection :yes: I wonder if you have any rare points there? Either way it's a great accumulation of surface finds. I guess we are all, an odd breed of people who walk with their heads down, always eyeballing the dirt lol Most people would have just walked right past them items

[tanacat]

Very nice collection :yes: I wonder if you have any rare points there? Either way it's a great accumulation of surface finds. I guess we are all, an odd breed of people who walk with their heads down, always eyeballing the dirt lol Most people would have just walked right past them items


Thanks, it was fun arranging them. I'm going to take them to an archeoligist/flint knapper friend and get him to help me date them. I've been keeping my out for the one's worth thousands- you prob already know some are worth10, 20, 40K :shocked04:stretcher: I know I don't have any of those lol

I saw a Cobbs Triangular sell for $800 online & I have one small chipped paleo worth maybe a few hundred. I think that's about it. I've never sold anything I found, but would if times got hard :huh:

[tanacat]

That is a very impressive collection, and beautifully displayed too. That does sound like a great way to spend the day outdoors... a wonderful hobby!




Tana, that is a beautiful collection. And as Angel said, very nicely displayed! I love arrowheads. I have found quite a few in the past in Iowa cornfields also.



Thank you both! It being arrowhead hunting season, my hubby's been asking me if I'm feeling okay, not arrowhead hunting. I have a NEW hobby! To be honest it's hard to hunt fields with a lil 2 yr old, we tried. Maybe next spring. With MD'ing I can park him in the shade, put on a DVD until he falls asleep for his noon nap :)

[del]

some beautiful points Tana , i say beautiful because knapping was indeed an art form and they are all a representations
of the styles from the individuals that created them an almost take on thier own personality.( i know very big words for Coinnut , i'll have to explain it to him later in easier words lol lol). very nice displays you made , i wish we hit more farm fields i would love to look for points while detecting . thanks for sharing with us.
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[coinnut]

some beautiful points Tana , i say beautiful because knapping was indeed an art form and they are all a representations
of the styles from the individuals that created them an almost take on thier own personality.( i know very big words for Coinnut , i'll have to explain it to him later in easier words lol lol). very nice displays you made , i wish we hit more farm fields i would love to look for points while detecting . thanks for sharing with us.
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lol Capital S on the word some, no s on the end of representations if you use the letter a before it, I and I'll should be capitalized, T in thanks should be capitalized. I won't even get into when you should use a . or a ,. Every new sentence starts with a capital letter, ......You are going to explain what to me? rofl :poke: :poke: :boxing: :boxing: If you are gonna bust someone's chops buddy, put some effort into it. Hey, don't blame it on them big fingers of yours :smitten: Tank Godz I flunked Inglish ;)

[tanacat]

rofl I noticed all his grammatical errors too. :boxing: :boxing: :boxing: C'mon you two let's see some more lol



lol Capital S on the word some, no s on the end of representations if you use the letter a before it, I and I'll should be capitalized, T in thanks should be capitalized. I won't even get into when you should use a . or a ,. Every new sentence starts with a capital letter, ......You are going to explain what to me? rofl :poke: :poke: :boxing: :boxing: If you are gonna bust someone's chops buddy, put some effort into it. Hey, don't blame it on them big fingers of yours :smitten: Tank Godz I flunked Inglish ;)

[del]

Tank Godz I flunked Inglish ;)


Well thank you english professor It I really appreciate the after school tutorial on the use of proper
capitalization and spelling . :kiss: :crazy: :kiss: Now in the immortal words of George Thorogood get a hair cut and get a real job
lol rofl lol :happydance01: :happydance01:

[tanacat]

OMG you really are Cousin It!!! rofl rofl that's great... also kinda look like ZZTop dude, esp w/ the guitar

[coinnut]

Who said you could post my baby picture? lol I was so bald in that picture :confused:

[tanacat]

Who said you could post my baby picture? lol I was so bald in that picture :confused:

Signs signs everywhere signs lol I think it's great- don't cut it!

[Cheap Thrills]

That is a fantastic collection you have . Great looking kid too . A buddy of mine has a lot of nice ones
he used to get them out of a canyon where the Indians had boxed the Deer in to get better shots at them . He hunts that same Canyon with a rifle and has a lot of Indian blood in him ( the spirit lives on) Thanks for a very nice thread .

Baba

[Full Metal Digger]

Wow, you metal detect AND collect arrowheads. The perfect woman does exist!!!!!! :happydance01:

[xzlr8n]

Those are some great points you found, nicely displayed too. I used to go out with my Uncle when I was a kid, great memories as he has been gone for a few years now. I'll have to post some of the ones I've found over the years that I've found here and there. I have always kept my eye close to the ground and I guess that is why I like MDing so much. Arrowhead hunting is something I should do more of, since I live in the heart of a rich historical Indian area home to the Iroquois. Thanks for sharing!!

[tanacat]

That is a fantastic collection you have . Great looking kid too . A buddy of mine has a lot of nice ones he used to get them out of a canyon where the Indians had boxed the Deer in to get better shots at them . He hunts that same Canyon with a rifle and has a lot of Indian blood in him ( the spirit lives on) Thanks for a very nice thread .

Baba


Thanks! I really miss hunting, this is my first 'missed' season- only been once. I used to take my boys on my back in that backpack, using an umbrella for shade and a stick to move the flint around (less bending) My boys loved it, I think they're both little Bhuddas- tend to live in the moment :)

So I guess your friend would look along the creek beds in the canyon? Or maybe under sheltered areas? Trying to imagine hunting them in a canyon... challenging. He sounds like an interesting guy :yes:

[tanacat]

Wow, you metal detect AND collect arrowheads. The perfect woman does exist!!!!!! :happydance01:


lol you're funny!



Those are some great points you found, nicely displayed too. I used to go out with my Uncle when I was a kid, great memories as he has been gone for a few years now. I'll have to post some of the ones I've found over the years that I've found here and there. I have always kept my eye close to the ground and I guess that is why I like MDing so much. Arrowhead hunting is something I should do more of, since I live in the heart of rich historical Indian area home to the Iroquois. Thanks for sharing!!


I'd like to see your points, too bad about your uncle. It's a great hobby to do with someone, I usually hunt alone. So you live in upstate NY it'll be neat to see some of those! It's wild how many shapes, colors and sizes there are. I think ones from Texas tend to be really unique looking.

[tanacat]

You've probably heard of Chief Seattle's famous speech of January 1854. It's been the subject of much historical debate, the most important fact is that there's no verbatim transcript in existence. All four versions are written second-hand and this one seems to be the most popular- my favorite. No matter if the letter is 'real' or not, I love the message:

The President in Washington sends word that he wishes to buy our land. But how can you buy or sell the sky? the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them?

Every part of the earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every meadow, every humming insect. All are holy in the memory and experience of my people.

We know the sap which courses through the trees as we know the blood that courses through our veins. We are part of the earth and it is part of us. The perfumed flowers are our sisters. The bear, the deer, the great eagle, these are our brothers. The rocky crests, the dew in the meadow, the body heat of the pony, and man all belong to the same family.

The shining water that moves in the streams and rivers is not just water, but the blood of our ancestors. If we sell you our land, you must remember that it is sacred. Each glossy reflection in the clear waters of the lakes tells of events and memories in the life of my people. The water's murmur is the voice of my father's father.

The rivers are our brothers. They quench our thirst. They carry our canoes and feed our children. So you must give the rivers the kindness that you would give any brother.

If we sell you our land, remember that the air is precious to us, that the air shares its spirit with all the life that it supports. The wind that gave our grandfather his first breath also received his last sigh. The wind also gives our children the spirit of life. So if we sell our land, you must keep it apart and sacred, as a place where man can go to taste the wind that is sweetened by the meadow flowers.

Will you teach your children what we have taught our children? That the earth is our mother? What befalls the earth befalls all the sons of the earth.

This we know: the earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.

One thing we know: our God is also your God. The earth is precious to him and to harm the earth is to heap contempt on its creator.

Your destiny is a mystery to us. What will happen when the buffalo are all slaughtered? The wild horses tamed? What will happen when the secret corners of the forest are heavy with the scent of many men and the view of the ripe hills is blotted with talking wires? Where will the thicket be? Gone! Where will the eagle be? Gone! And what is to say goodbye to the swift pony and then hunt? The end of living and the beginning of survival.

When the last red man has vanished with this wilderness, and his memory is only the shadow of a cloud moving across the prairie, will these shores and forests still be here? Will there be any of the spirit of my people left?

We love this earth as a newborn loves its mother's heartbeat. So, if we sell you our land, love it as we have loved it. Care for it, as we have cared for it. Hold in your mind the memory of the land as it is when you receive it. Preserve the land for all children, and love it, as God loves us.

As we are part of the land, you too are part of the land. This earth is precious to us. It is also precious to you.

One thing we know - there is only one God. No man, be he Red man or White man, can be apart. We are all brothers after all.

[Cheap Thrills]

So I guess your friend would look along the creek beds in the canyon? Or maybe under sheltered areas? Trying to imagine hunting them in a canyon... challenging. He sounds like an interesting guy :yes:
[/quote]

I don't know exactly how he hunted them in the canyon I just remember it was in a canyon where he hunted with his rifle and I do remember him saying they where sitting right on top of the ground .
He was indeed an interesting person and became very skilled in everything he undertook . He was married to his High School sweetheart , they had 2 kids and were living the American Dream . He got hired by a growing company and made it to the upper echelon in no time , his secretary was a Foxy chick that was always trying to get him in the sack . One day he finally went for it . A very short time later his wife came down with a venereal disease . End of marriage . He eventually broke contact with all his friends . I don't know what ever became of him .

Thanks for posting Chief Seattle's speech , I had never read , heard of or seen it before . It should be required reading .

Baba

[tanacat]

Wow now there's a classic soap opera scenario... or a Lifetime movie plot. Goes to show, when you sleep with the foxy secretary you either end up in the ground or in a canyon hunting deer for the rest of your life :eyebrow:

Sorry, I don't really mean to make light of a friend's misfortune :-\ I'm glad you liked the speech. Google it if you wanna read the other 3 versions, they're all pretty good in their own way.

[Ill Digger]

Wow!!
You wern't kiddin' when you said you had a collection of points :shocked04:
At a quick glance I would say my favorite point is (in the pic of the frames on the wall) bottom frame, inside row, pointing at 3 o'clock...beautiful :smitten:
oh and the cobbs is just flawless!!
Awesome collection. I gotta go back and look at those again..... :drool:
My collection is just a fraction of yours :rolleyes:
Thanks for sharin'

[tanacat]

At a quick glance I would say my favorite point is (in the pic of the frames on the wall) bottom frame, inside row, pointing at 3 o'clock...beautiful :smitten:



That's my all time fave too :yes: Did you see my explanation above? I actually found it in the field above, the pic with barn and silo in distance, with the beautiful blue sky ---on the far right side lol I remember exactly where I found most of them... kinda wierd actually. But they are each so unique. I'd like to see some of your points!

[Toadman]

Awesome points, and very well displayed !!!! 8) 8) 8) 8)

[giant056]

Awesome arrowhead collection you got there tanacat thumbsup01

[pulltabsteve]

Tana!!!!! :happydance01: <: Those are some beautiful points. Love the displays :peace: As hard as I've looked, I have never found one... Maybe some day.

[jkress]

:shocked04: very, very nice collection Tana.

:smitten: the Cobbs Triangular. That is gorgeous.

Great collection.

[greg]

incredible finds I have found only one

[exsquid]

Very sweet collection. Those are very, very, nice...

I have a few, and my pile is growing even more as I spend so much more time MD the fields. I look for points with my eyes and listen for good stuff with my detector.... its a match made in heaven... :yes:

[Carver]

Wow Tana!!!! I am very impressed!!!! I love the old indian points,,,I have found a few out here in Iowa,,,but nothing like you have,,,,,,Truly awesome!!! Thanks for showing us the pics!!

Dan

[tanacat]

I have a few, and my pile is growing even more as I spend so much more time MD the fields. I look for points with my eyes and listen for good stuff with my detector.... its a match made in heaven... :yes:


Thank you everyone for the compliments on my collection :) I am looking forward to doing that too~ to arrowhead hunt and detect at the same time. I remember in many of the fields where I've hunted, where there are remnants of habitation like brick, broken china, glass and marbles... Hopefully noone else has figured these spots out, but of course every plowing will help more things surface. This is only the second year I've been detecting, so it's all pretty new to me. FYI I'm hooked! lol

[milco]

Very nice collection! I would like to do some hunting for some of those this year.

[russellt]

:peace: thats impressive