In "Ancient Indian Artifacts" Vol 1 by Jim Bennett, he mentions on page 124 that some game balls were made in Europe and traded or sold in America. I don't believe the one here was manufactured in Europe. It seems slightly too crude for that in that it is not perfectly round. The surface is very smooth, however.

2021年5月9日 · This illustration is courtesy of A Handbook of Indian Artifacts From Southern New England(1991, revised by Curtis Hoffman and published by the MAS). It illustrates the 5 classes of artifacts interpreted by our regions' archys as being fishing gear. Classic plummets date to the Middle Archaic, Clumsy plummets Late-Transitional archaic.

2013年11月25日 · Yet, flint artifacts are the most popular form of ancient American Indian collectible. Relatively few actual reproductions, except the 7" to 20" monsters that have shown up on the scene, Most noticeable in the past time were reworks.

2014年2月10日 · Paleo-Indian sites on the low-lying Coastal Plain may presently be invisible, having been inundated by rising sea levels or deeply buried in floodplain soils. Widely scattered Paleo-Indian artifacts of the Clovis-Hardaway-Dalton types have been found in the mountains and foothills of North Carolina but presently no significant undisturbed ...

2024年5月20日 · I found this in my yard not too long ago. I have read stories and heard from my family that long ago Indians lived on this land before my grandparents bought it. I was recently cutting up and uprooted oak tree that is probably 40+ years old and I found this piece in the ground where the tree hit. Not sure if it is an Artifact

John Sutter (1856-1941) was an early collector of artifacts from the American Bottoms area across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. He lived in Edwardsville, Illinois, where he was the editor of the local newspaper and later a real-estate and insurance salesman. Sutter collected a large assortment of artifacts from the American Bottoms.

2013年12月16日 · (1) All other sites, objects, buildings, artifacts, implements, and locations of archaeological significance, including, but expressly not limited to, those pertaining to prehistoric and historical American Indian or aboriginal campsites, dwellings, and habitation sites, their artifacts and implements of culture, as well as archaeological sites ...

2017年1月29日 · For many collectors, that is the question. I've always looked at my broken finds as valuable artifacts just as they are. They do tell the story of a sucessful hunt where the point broke off on a bone or a missed attempt that hit a rock or a tree. Back in camp, the N/A casually tossed the broken point aside as he fastened a new on on.

2019年6月30日 · There is an excellant book out now from Jim Bennett, "Avoiding reproduction and altered ancient indian arrowheads". Get a copy. Jim also gives one day courses once or twice a year. invest in a good 40x stero-microscope, and learn what to look for the minute you receive your purchase. It will be worth its weight in gold

2023年11月6日 · Welcome to the forum ck76. I'm Kim from Snyder County Pa. Been hunting for over 64 years and have found thousands of real Artifacts. I've never found anything like your showing. My research tells me that post holes were made with sharpened wooden pins that were pounded into the ground with a heavy pounding stones.