A Few of My Finds From Western NC

[NCHillbilly]

Here are some of the points I've picked up over the years. We don't have the museum-grade points made from fine material that some of y'all further south have, but there is a long and rich archaeological history here.
From older to newer:

Early Archaic notched, stemmed, and bifurcated points:



Early/Mid-Archaic, various types:



Mid-Archaic Guilford lanceolate points:



More lanceolates, and some Stanley Stemmed points:



Mid/Late Archaic Savannah River/Appalacian Stemmed and Otarres:



Woodland and Mississippian true arrowheads, along with a thumb scraper and a drill:

 

[pjciii]

What a nice collection!

 

[Duff]

Very very cool. So many that look almost identical to some I’ve found in the NE Ga mtns

 

[Duff]

That blade in the 5th pic, bottom row, 2nd from left. Looks like it’s shaped perfectly

 

[TurkeyH90]

I know now I have picked up some lanceolates that were finished points. I did not realize. Thought they were unfinished

 

[Pig Predator]

Thanks for sharing. Awesome collection! I've been waiting on this post for years now.

 

[Nicodemus]

Some sho nuff fine points and artifacts you got there. Nice collection!

 

[Pig Predator]

Are these tips broken or are they made like that?

 

[Nicodemus]

I was hoping you might have a Cumberland or two in your collection.

 

[NCHillbilly]

That blade in the 5th pic, bottom row, 2nd from left. Looks like it’s shaped perfectly

That's the only point that I've ever found in a creek in my life. It's a Yadkin, dating from the Woodland period.

 

[NCHillbilly]

Are these tips broken or are they made like that?View attachment 1245059

Broken.

 

[NCHillbilly]

I was hoping you might have a Cumberland or two in your collection.

I've never found a paleo, except for a couple of Hardaways that are transitional paleo.

 

[northgeorgiasportsman]

That's a fine collection! I ain't got near that many.

 

[NCHillbilly]

That's a fine collection! I ain't got near that many.

I've got more tucked back here and there.

 

[whitetailfreak]

That's quite the collection right there. I've got a bunch that I've picked up around here over the years but never had the knowledge to identify them. I may post up a few on a different thread sometime and see if you fellers can help identify.

 

[northgeorgiasportsman]

Yall will motivate me to dig around and post up the few I have found

 

[Nicodemus]

I've never found a paleo, except for a couple of Hardaways that are transitional paleo.

I`ve only found one Hardaway Dalton, a broken base off a Simpson, and about 3 inches of the main body and tip of another Paleo that I like to think is a Clovis. Can`t tell though because the base is gone. Ironically I found both the brokes the same day, same field, about 20 yards apart. No, they don`t match up.

 

[NCHillbilly]

I`ve only found one Hardaway Dalton, a broken base off a Simpson, and about 3 inches of the main body and tip of another Paleo that I like to think is a Clovis. Can`t tell though because the base is gone. Ironically I found both the brokes the same day, same field, about 20 yards apart. No, they don`t match up.

I know a guy that found a definite Clovis base, and another who found a perfect Clovis/Cumberland around here. Don't you have a nice Suwannee?

 

[Big7]

I have never found an arrow head.

My Daddy found a stone axe when he was a kid.
Grandmother kept it until she passed away.

My disowned uncle really screwed up our family's legacy after Daddy died. No telling how many antique and heirloom items just disappeared. Not to mention land. REALLY MAKES MY BLOOD BOIL JUST THINKING ABOUT IT.

 

[Nicodemus]

I know a guy that found a definite Clovis base, and another who found a perfect Clovis/Cumberland around here. Don't you have a nice Suwannee?

Oh yea, how could I have forgotten that one. Yep, I`m getting old and forgetful.