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Post by fernwood on Mar 19, 2021 6:25:19 GMT -5
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Brian
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by Brian on Mar 19, 2021 7:48:29 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing that! It was a great read.
I remember finding my first arrowhead on my great-grandparents’ farm. They had a neat collection of arrowheads and tools they found on their land. My mom has them now, but promised them to me some day.
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Fossilman
Cave Dweller 
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 20, 2021 9:58:40 GMT -5
Excellent read! My Uncle Henry taught me about arrowheads and Indian artifacts in the early 1990's... He was a huge collector and hounder in Montana...
Rediscovering history is what's it's about! Thanks for sharing..
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stefan
Cave Dweller
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Post by stefan on Apr 4, 2021 18:01:31 GMT -5
Great read. Still hunting for my first point.
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lookatthat
Cave Dweller
Whatever there is to be found.
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 6, 2021 11:31:31 GMT -5
Great read. Still hunting for my first point. My two biggest pieces of advice: 1. Know what to look for 2. Never stop looking.
For #1, get familiar with the types of stone that are typically used for toolmaking in your area. I think mostly black and grey cherts, but I've only looked east of you, so not sure. Look at as many collections and books as you can find. Get familiar not only with points and tools, but also with what flakes and cores look like, because they will tell you when you are on the right track.
#2. Never stop looking! Even in parking lots and in places thousands of other people have been. I once found a piece of ancient pottery in the gravel under a parked plane. I found a quartz point trampled into the clay at a popular picnic area.
Good luck!
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Post by fernwood on Apr 6, 2021 12:16:49 GMT -5
I found a broken point in landscape gravel.
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thebeef
having dreams about rocks
Member since September 2020
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Post by thebeef on Apr 12, 2021 14:51:41 GMT -5
Many moons ago, I had a job that involved some archaeology in NM. The prof who trained us walked around finding various things. One thing he talked about was how people either did or didn't have the eye and sense for artifacts. Some of it could be trained, but not all. I've found that to be true whether talking about artifacts, hunting, fishing, mushrooming, or rocks.
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