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• Jan 1, 2018

• #1

csa1976

Member

Pretty excited to be able to unite these two pieces. Found the largest piece about 7 yrs ago and the smaller one yesterday. I knew as soon as I put it in my hand that I had another piece just like it and I had to get home to find it. The feeling I had when the two fit perfectly together was unbelievable. I hope by some chance I can find the other half before the property sales but either way I’m proud of the find.

 

• Jan 1, 2018

• #2

NCHillbilly

Administrator

Staff member

That's pretty lucky there.

 

• Jan 1, 2018

• #3

csa1976

Member

Yeah when I originally found the first piece I looked and looked for more of it to no avail. I finally gave up and figured I wouldn’t find anymore till yesterday. That second piece was about 35 yds from the first one.

 

• Jan 1, 2018

• #4

NCHillbilly

Administrator

Staff member

I remember reading an article where the broken front half of a Clovis point was found in a mastodon or mammoth skeleton at an archeological dig up north somewhere. Years later, they were excavating a Clovis campsite several miles from the mammoth kill site, and found the basal half of the same point.

 

• Jan 1, 2018

• #5

csa1976

Member

Yes that was the Vail Site. Pretty amazing.

 

• Jan 1, 2018

• #6

csa1976

Member

There was more than one that they later found and were able to put together.

 

• Jan 2, 2018

• #7

b5fish

Member

That is awesome, great way to start the year. Congrats!

 

• Jan 2, 2018

• #8

PappyHoel

Senior Member

Pretty cool but what was it used for?

 

• Jan 2, 2018

• #9

csa1976

Member

They were used on atlatls. Archeologists debate what exactly they were used for. From what I read on them and the studies that have been done I think it was for more of a counter balance then something that increased velocity. I don’t really know and I’m sure there is someone here that can enlighten us all on the subject but like all things research and ask questions.

 

• Jan 3, 2018

• #10

dtala

Senior Member

pretty rare find, congrats.

I found two different ones on a small site near Moundville Al in the 80's, one of them engraved.

 

• Jan 4, 2018

• #11

csa1976

Member

Thanks dtala. Do you still have them? If so post some pics I would love to see them.

 

• Jan 4, 2018

• #12

QuackAddict

Senior Member

Very cool!