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 Found some old rocks
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04/19/16 05:14 PM
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While turkey hunting a few weeks back I came across these in Commanche. Can anyone tell me what these are called or time they came from? I know nothing about them just love looking and finding them. G  
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/19/16 05:18 PM
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Nice points.... 
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/19/16 07:49 PM
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/19/16 08:29 PM
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Nice points.... 
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/19/16 09:13 PM
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Those are some cool treasures. I am addicted to searching for them myself.
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/19/16 09:44 PM
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Id rather find Indian artifacts than kill a turkey while turkey hunting
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/19/16 09:48 PM
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The 4 on the left look like arrow or spear heads, and the one on the right looks like a scraper. Neat find.
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/19/16 09:50 PM
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The point on the far left is a Gary point. The long slender point looks like a Darl. The other pieces look to be preform. It's always cool to find tools made by another hunter a few thousand years ago.
Last edited by ImTheReasonDovesMourn; 04/19/16 09:51 PM.
Haha yea I polished that thing for hours.
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/19/16 10:21 PM
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The point on the far left is a Gary point. The long slender point looks like a Darl. The other pieces look to be preform. It's always cool to find tools made by another hunter a few thousand years ago. ^^^^^^^^ Agreed. Gary on the left. Second item: Darl, would be my best guess too. Possibly reworked. The rest are common preforms. Good eye.
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/20/16 12:33 AM
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nice find
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/20/16 04:17 PM
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straightG34
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Thanks for the info.
Neat looking up the areas of where certain points have been found.
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/20/16 04:27 PM
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The point on the far left is a Gary point. The long slender point looks like a Darl. The other pieces look to be preform. It's always cool to find tools made by another hunter a few thousand years ago. ^^^^^^^^ Agreed. Gary on the left. Second item: Darl, would be my best guess too. Possibly reworked. The rest are common preforms. Good eye.
Haha yea I polished that thing for hours.
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/20/16 10:17 PM
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The point on the far left is a Gary point. The long slender point looks like a Darl. The other pieces look to be preform. It's always cool to find tools made by another hunter a few thousand years ago. ^^^^^^^^ Agreed. Gary on the left. Second item: Darl, would be my best guess too. Possibly reworked. The rest are common preforms. Good eye. You need to post some of your work.
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/21/16 12:34 PM
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Great finds What type of terrain were you on when you found them (bottom of draws, flat land etc.)?
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/21/16 12:48 PM
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/21/16 01:43 PM
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Keep searching the same area... I can assure you that there are many more to be found there
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/21/16 02:06 PM
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flintknapper
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The point on the far left is a Gary point. The long slender point looks like a Darl. The other pieces look to be preform. It's always cool to find tools made by another hunter a few thousand years ago. ^^^^^^^^ Agreed. Gary on the left. Second item: Darl, would be my best guess too. Possibly reworked. The rest are common preforms. Good eye.   
Spartans ask not...how many, but where!
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/21/16 02:25 PM
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Keep searching the same area... I can assure you that there are many more to be found there Yes, its amazing the sheer number of points/artifacts that are out there. Incredible how many 'surface' finds are collected each year. Digging is by far the most productive method, if you can find a site that allows it. But, I have hunted on certain ranches in South Texas that are littered with small points (Tortugas and others).
Spartans ask not...how many, but where!
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/21/16 03:44 PM
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The point on the far left is a Gary point. The long slender point looks like a Darl. The other pieces look to be preform. It's always cool to find tools made by another hunter a few thousand years ago. ^^^^^^^^ Agreed. Gary on the left. Second item: Darl, would be my best guess too. Possibly reworked. The rest are common preforms. Good eye. Amazing right there....how long does it take to make a point?
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/21/16 05:22 PM
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flintknapper
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how long does it take to make a point? Depends on the style and material. Simple points, 45 minutes. More difficult points (requiring you be careful with your notching, or parallel flaking, etc) a couple of hours. Points are not that hard to make and are expendable. Arrow shafts on the other hand... are labor intensive and much more important than what you haft to the end of it. But that is another subject entirely and we have already hi-jacked the OPS' thread badly enough.  
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/21/16 05:58 PM
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Flintknapper those are amazing.
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/21/16 07:30 PM
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Those are awesome,
Have you killed anything with them. Would be really neat to kill something with an arrow you made yourself.
I would love to make a screen and go down and dig in the areas I found these.
I guess I would call the terrains washouts? Kind of looked for a nice high point with a decent wash out on one end. My buddy actually took me to these places and if I can find a pic of the point he found out there I'll post it. It's one of the prettiest ones I've ever seen.
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/21/16 08:46 PM
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flintknapper
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Flintknapper those are amazing. Meh....they're just rocks. We have all kinds of modern 'tools' with which to work (Percussion and Pressure Flaking). It would be more difficult if was limited to using a deer antler, a piece of bone and a hammer stone. That is why I really marvel at the abilities of those who survived....long before us. 
Spartans ask not...how many, but where!
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/21/16 08:50 PM
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Those are awesome,
Have you killed anything with them. Would be really neat to kill something with an arrow you made yourself.
I would love to make a screen and go down and dig in the areas I found these.
I guess I would call the terrains washouts? Kind of looked for a nice high point with a decent wash out on one end. My buddy actually took me to these places and if I can find a pic of the point he found out there I'll post it. It's one of the prettiest ones I've ever seen.
Yes, have killed numerous deer, Javelina and a few hogs. Quit shooting hogs with them though...since it is difficult to get a 'pass through' on large hogs. They run off and invariably break your arrow shaft. Replacing a point (if needed) is not difficult or time consuming. Making a new arrow shaft is.
Spartans ask not...how many, but where!
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Re: Found some old rocks
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04/21/16 10:24 PM
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You are a true artist. I have always marveled it those that can paint, musicians or do what you do.
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