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Flint rock
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I’ve found one arrowhead in my life... Today I was at our place on the red river in Oklahoma and found these at the waters edge Is this flint rock?
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Ok, my next question would be did the Indians only use flint for arrowheads? This was a sandy beach and barely exposed were theses rocks. The red river water was a foot away. Pretty remote area So I picked them up thinking they could be flint Which made me think I wish I had a shovel I would like to dig around
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Re: Flint rock
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09/15/19 11:15 PM
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Ok, my next question would be did the Indians only use flint for arrowheads? This was a sandy beach and barely exposed were theses rocks. The red river water was a foot away. Pretty remote area So I picked them up thinking they could be flint Which made me think I wish I had a shovel I would like to dig around They used flint, bone and even antler for points but flint was the primary material. They also used anything else that was available once things started getting crowded. They made steel points from discarded metals, cookware, mirrors, porcelain and even insulators as long as it would fracture.. After more trade took place there was companies making steel arrowheads back East and selling or trading to the Indians. Buddy of mine has two brass arrowheads his father found up by Seminole TX, they were pounded flat and looked to be ground into shape.
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I’ve found one arrowhead in my life... Today I was at our place on the red river in Oklahoma and found these at the waters edge Is this flint rock? I only see one that could possibly be flint and that's the bottom one, it's much easier to tell when dry. Find a low angled side and tap it with a rock and see if flakes.
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Re: Flint rock
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09/15/19 11:20 PM
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Here’s a dried pic, I washed them a few min ago. Just the area, beach, red river and Oklahoma my first thought was flint.
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09/15/19 11:21 PM
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have you tried hitting the lower right stone with some jap steel to see if you can get sparks?
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have you tried hitting the lower right stone with some jap steel to see if you can get sparks? No I haven’t But, will flint make a metal detector alarm? I knew it would spark and that’s what made me wonder We have id guess, 1/2 mile of red river frontage. Lots of opportunities for metal detecting As far as I know I am about the only one who ever goes down to the water I’d bet less than 5 people have went down there in the last 100 years
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jap steel is usually high carbon and if it is flint stone, it will spark when struck. i have no idea about the metal detector
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Points I have found along the red river valley where not only made of chert, but a lot where made of quartzite and of petrified wood. The river has flooded and deposited sediment so many times most points right on the river are probably very deep. Then too where the river is now very likely is not where the river was 500 to 5000+ years ago. There still could be stuff in the river, but I would first look over eroded areas on terraces above the river bed. Rather than cobbles look for flakes and chipped rocks and cores washing out and when you start seeing those, slow down and really look close for points. That flat bottomland along the river has been building up with sediment quite a bit since the red man has moved on. Look for the land features that would not likely have changed much over time that would have made good camps, lookouts, hunting vantage points, for growing crops, foards, saddles, etc.
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Points I have found along the red river valley where not only made of chert, but a lot where made of quartzite and of petrified wood. The river has flooded and deposited sediment so many times most points right on the river are probably very deep. Then too where the river is now very likely is not where the river was 500 to 5000+ years ago. There still could be stuff in the river, but I would first look over eroded areas on terraces above the river bed. Rather than cobbles look for flakes and chipped rocks and cores washing out and when you start seeing those, slow down and really look close for points. That flat bottomland along the river has been building up with sediment quite a bit since the red man has moved on. Look for the land features that would not likely have changed much over time that would have made good camps, lookouts, hunting vantage points, for growing crops, foards, saddles, etc. I have a natural water spring coming out of of 50 acre hill. Water runs day and night, I’ve thought the Indians most likely were aware of it. Cold, crystal clear water. But I’ve not found a thing around it. It’s is guess 300 yards north of the river. Huge, I mean gotta be 200-300 year old pecan trees surround that spring. Seems like a good spot, but nothing
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Where along the River are you? Spouse's family place in Cooke Co Texas has loads of points and they have done some digs and found pottery shards and bones. You might have to dig around that spring or look just above it after a heavy rain. Found any marker trees? We have them on the place as well. Lots of Native American activity in the area and fur trading posts as well.
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