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SuperZero · 02-28-2009, 03:05 PM

I'm a Fisherman first and foremost, but I hike to hunt, mushroom/edible hunt, and past few years have got into hunting for Native American Artifacts. I've found one pretty sweet spot where I've gotten lots of pieces of projectile points, and also one complete bird point(small triangular) and a leather pouch(not sure about the pouch, the bead on it almost looks like plastic, but hopefully its polished bone, and is definitely sewed together with strips of leather that were hand cut[different widths.])

Anyone else hunt for artifacts? A complete clovis spearhead was found about 45min from me.

The spot is also a spot where the revolutionary armies rolled through(to slaughter indians...

) but I find it hard to discern what the rusty pieces of metal are...

79towncar · 03-12-2009, 10:27 PM

Artifacts are a great hobby. Altho i don't have any experience with indian artifacts my cuz in Sicily is really into old Roman artifacts. He has a Roman leigonaire's sandle from the 1st century. I know it don't sound great but a 2000 year old sandle is no joke, its sooo olde and cool. But anyway after that i started looking at artifacts and things from the 1st century an in Isreal there is a whole market for 1st century and earlier items. Theres some really rich collectors over there that have artifacts that date back to ancient Summer and Mesopotamia im talking 6 thousand year old artifacts. Its mind boggleing.

03-13-2009, 12:01 AM

When I was younger I found a spot in a creek that had a lot of colorful stone shards from Native Americans making tools and weapons. I spent a summer digging in to the bank and found some interesting items. Burned wood from camp fires, many broken arrow points but my two best find were these.

I found where lightning had struck the Earth and crystallized the sand. It looked just like lightning and was about 9" in height and about 5" around. It was vary brittle however and I was to young to understand how rare it was. Needless to say it did not last very long.

My most prized discovery was a perfect arrow head. Who ever made it did so with incredible skill and patience. It was pinkish red and transparent. I had it until my first year of high school as I had made it in to a necklace and never let it out of my sight. During a playful game of basketball the necklace snapped and in what seemed like slow motion my treasure fell to the ground "I almost caught it" and shattered in to uncounted pieces.

SuperZero · 03-16-2009, 01:52 PM

That lightning glass sounds like it would have been amazing. It's about thawed out here and the rivers and creeks are slowing down, so I'll be out hunting soon. Gonna try and walk the creeks a lot more this year, most of my finds come from fields after they've been plowed tho, but we had some heavy flooding again this year in the rivers and creeks so lots of shit should be churned up.

I'll keep ya'll posted on what's going on, take some pics etc.

03-16-2009, 02:06 PM

My best find is a pipe shaped like a bear on it's back!

I have also found hoe blades, points, axes, all kinds of cool stuff.

**Babbabud** · 03-16-2009, 02:11 PM

If im not mistaken it is illegal to take Indian artifacts away from the site where discovered. I have a cpl friends with very large collections and from what they say it is now illegal to collect.

grimcreeper · 03-16-2009, 02:21 PM

Yeah it is illegal, but what is the problem picking up arrow heads unless you get caught. You're not ripping open burial mounds.

Within the last few years this happened around me. Some jerks went in and tore some open to get the artifacts. These aren't well known and don't look like what one would think of when they hear the term burial mound, but still. That's sacred IMO.

SuperZero · 03-16-2009, 02:26 PM

Nah it's only illegal to DIG on public property. You are fully allowed to surface hunt, meaning anything you can see from the surface you're allowed to take, except for human bones or burial sites. That's the law even on Federal Land.
Surface hunting is A-OK, trespassing to surface hunt is not.

SuperZero · 03-16-2009, 02:28 PM

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My best find is a pipe shaped like a bear on it's back!

I have also found hoe blades, points, axes, all kinds of cool stuff.

Sweetness, I hope to find a pipe this year! Quite a few have been found in my area. Also people have found stone masks(well human face effigies, dunno who would wear a mask of stone) that would be sweet to find.

03-16-2009, 02:37 PM

I found a six inch ring of stone once, guess it's ceremonial. Definitely hand carved. Weighs about 1 lb. Maybe 3 inches thick.

Also found lots of Indian clay marbles, drills, bird points, knifes, scrapers, axes.

The bear pipe is cute. He's made of black soapstone? and lays on his back, holding the pipe bowl in his paws.

Never found any pots but have found mortars and grinding tools.

02-28-2009, 03:05 PM	#1
SuperZero I am a nobody, I just wanna be cool. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fishing Posts: 808	Indian Artifacts I'm a Fisherman first and foremost, but I hike to hunt, mushroom/edible hunt, and past few years have got into hunting for Native American Artifacts. I've found one pretty sweet spot where I've gotten lots of pieces of projectile points, and also one complete bird point(small triangular) and a leather pouch(not sure about the pouch, the bead on it almost looks like plastic, but hopefully its polished bone, and is definitely sewed together with strips of leather that were hand cut[different widths.]) Anyone else hunt for artifacts? A complete clovis spearhead was found about 45min from me. The spot is also a spot where the revolutionary armies rolled through(to slaughter indians... ) but I find it hard to discern what the rusty pieces of metal are...
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03-16-2009, 02:11 PM	#6
Babbabud Bodhisattva of the Earth Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: N. Cal Posts: 9,535	If im not mistaken it is illegal to take Indian artifacts away from the site where discovered. I have a cpl friends with very large collections and from what they say it is now illegal to collect. __________________ (Medical Patient In Compliance) Nam myoho renge kyo !! Mugi wasshin your bud babba Peace/ Be here now Babba's Farm L.L.C.
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03-12-2009, 10:27 PM	#2
79towncar Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 653	Artifacts are a great hobby. Altho i don't have any experience with indian artifacts my cuz in Sicily is really into old Roman artifacts. He has a Roman leigonaire's sandle from the 1st century. I know it don't sound great but a 2000 year old sandle is no joke, its sooo olde and cool. But anyway after that i started looking at artifacts and things from the 1st century an in Isreal there is a whole market for 1st century and earlier items. Theres some really rich collectors over there that have artifacts that date back to ancient Summer and Mesopotamia im talking 6 thousand year old artifacts. Its mind boggleing.
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03-13-2009, 12:01 AM	#3
SwampSavant Guest Posts: n/a	When I was younger I found a spot in a creek that had a lot of colorful stone shards from Native Americans making tools and weapons. I spent a summer digging in to the bank and found some interesting items. Burned wood from camp fires, many broken arrow points but my two best find were these. I found where lightning had struck the Earth and crystallized the sand. It looked just like lightning and was about 9" in height and about 5" around. It was vary brittle however and I was to young to understand how rare it was. Needless to say it did not last very long. My most prized discovery was a perfect arrow head. Who ever made it did so with incredible skill and patience. It was pinkish red and transparent. I had it until my first year of high school as I had made it in to a necklace and never let it out of my sight. During a playful game of basketball the necklace snapped and in what seemed like slow motion my treasure fell to the ground "I almost caught it" and shattered in to uncounted pieces.
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03-16-2009, 01:52 PM	#4
SuperZero I am a nobody, I just wanna be cool. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fishing Posts: 808	That lightning glass sounds like it would have been amazing. It's about thawed out here and the rivers and creeks are slowing down, so I'll be out hunting soon. Gonna try and walk the creeks a lot more this year, most of my finds come from fields after they've been plowed tho, but we had some heavy flooding again this year in the rivers and creeks so lots of shit should be churned up. I'll keep ya'll posted on what's going on, take some pics etc.
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03-16-2009, 02:06 PM	#5
LolaGal Guest Posts: n/a	My best find is a pipe shaped like a bear on it's back! I have also found hoe blades, points, axes, all kinds of cool stuff.
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03-16-2009, 02:21 PM	#7
grimcreeper Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 250	Yeah it is illegal, but what is the problem picking up arrow heads unless you get caught. You're not ripping open burial mounds. Within the last few years this happened around me. Some jerks went in and tore some open to get the artifacts. These aren't well known and don't look like what one would think of when they hear the term burial mound, but still. That's sacred IMO.
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03-16-2009, 02:26 PM	#8
SuperZero I am a nobody, I just wanna be cool. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fishing Posts: 808	Nah it's only illegal to DIG on public property. You are fully allowed to surface hunt, meaning anything you can see from the surface you're allowed to take, except for human bones or burial sites. That's the law even on Federal Land. Surface hunting is A-OK, trespassing to surface hunt is not.
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03-16-2009, 02:37 PM	#10
LolaGal Guest Posts: n/a	I found a six inch ring of stone once, guess it's ceremonial. Definitely hand carved. Weighs about 1 lb. Maybe 3 inches thick. Also found lots of Indian clay marbles, drills, bird points, knifes, scrapers, axes. The bear pipe is cute. He's made of black soapstone? and lays on his back, holding the pipe bowl in his paws. Never found any pots but have found mortars and grinding tools.
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