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Post by rockster11 on Nov 9, 2006 20:03:48 GMT -5
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Post by old3arrows on Nov 9, 2006 21:01:25 GMT -5
 Very nice collection of points!!!!!! I hunt some in Madison County and love it. I actually found a true arrowhead near home last year that would be a post contact period point. It's about 1 1/4 inches long and resembles a modern two blade broadhead. While deer hunting on Thanksgiving day last year a buddy found a nice 5 inch celt that was in perfect shape. Good hunting!!!
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Post by bsutravis on Nov 9, 2006 23:20:33 GMT -5
I found one up at Totem Rock at Patoka Lake.....no clue as to it's period, but it was pretty cool to find. It's the only one I've found.
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Post by Decatur on Nov 10, 2006 7:06:59 GMT -5
It's amazing how many points have been found just in Indiana. They must have missed a lot. ;d
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2006 7:53:23 GMT -5
I thought it was illegal to take any Indian artifacts now. Or is that just when you dig them out of the ground?
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Post by mudstrider on Nov 10, 2006 10:58:51 GMT -5
It is only illegal to dig. Surface finds are okay.
You have some very nice points to be proud of.
I've been AH hunting since I've been a kid. I'm not called mudstrider for nothing! I just can't get out there as often as I'd like anymore. Found a 5" leaf point last year... best one in awhile. Similar to the one in your 3rd frame, 2nd from bottom left.
Were all these found in Indiana? Curious about the Daltons in the bottom frame; didn't know they were found around here. Ever find any Thebes? They're my favorites. Do you only have your own personal finds, or do you trade/purchase any? Just curious about what other AH hunters do. A lot of collectors trade/buy them. I don't because I just can't see having any that I didn't find. The experience of finding them is where the fun is.
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Post by gunner on Nov 11, 2006 11:09:12 GMT -5
I enjoy collecting AH as well.
Some pottery shards including a large number I find walking the mesas of s c NM.
Most AH were found in Decateur, Lawrence and Owen counties.
Do you guys have copies of Eli Lilly's book "Prehistoric Antiquities of Indiana" publ. 1929 ?
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Post by rockster11 on Nov 11, 2006 12:58:50 GMT -5
It is only illegal to dig. Surface finds are okay. You have some very nice points to be proud of. I've been AH hunting since I've been a kid. I'm not called mudstrider for nothing! I just can't get out there as often as I'd like anymore. Found a 5" leaf point last year... best one in awhile. Similar to the one in your 3rd frame, 2nd from bottom left. Were all these found in Indiana? Curious about the Daltons in the bottom frame; didn't know they were found around here. Ever find any Thebes? They're my favorites. Do you only have your own personal finds, or do you trade/purchase any? Just curious about what other AH hunters do. A lot of collectors trade/buy them. I don't because I just can't see having any that I didn't find. The experience of finding them is where the fun is. Aha!! A man that knows his points!! No these were not all found in Indiana.. I also have some honey holes down in Russel County Kentucky that a large majority of these came from.. Buying these days is just flat out dangerous.. I bought one point 4 years ago and it had been chemically aged made to look old, so I called it quits immediately and decided to get my own...As far as thebes.. The one in the frame with blue backing (upper most one straight up from middle lost lake) is my best one... Believe it or not it was a field find!!!One tiny mousebite ding to one of the ears but other than that it is perfecto!! |
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Post by 911 on Nov 11, 2006 17:10:23 GMT -5
Wow that is a sweet looking collection I like the one in the middle of the second picture.
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Post by rockster11 on Nov 11, 2006 21:34:55 GMT -5
Wow that is a sweet looking collection I like the one in the middle of the second picture. Thanks for the nice comments everyone!!! These frames represent about 1/4 of my collection.. A few frames are behind lock and key.. You never know these days... Matt |
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Post by bsutravis on Nov 12, 2006 9:16:59 GMT -5
One of the fellas I asked permission to trap on the other day was telling me about all the artifacts around his home. He said that "modern" indians lived at the site of his home up until 1917....and when they dug the foundation for his house they unearthed tons of pottery shards and points. He said the fields around his home are loaded....and gave me permission to come back and try to find some. Nice old man...I think I'll take him up on it!
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Post by 911 on Nov 12, 2006 10:08:59 GMT -5
Here are a few from our farm  |
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Very nice collection of points!!!!!! I hunt some in Madison County and love it. I actually found a true arrowhead near home last year that would be a post contact period point. It's about 1 1/4 inches long and resembles a modern two blade broadhead. While deer hunting on Thanksgiving day last year a buddy found a nice 5 inch celt that was in perfect shape. Good hunting!!! 
