Been looking in the wrong place!

[megmeg]

I found a spear head last year and ever since I've been looking for more. I've been looking in the woods, dirt, creek beds, clear cuts and, yes, I have found a huge amount of artifacts, (I thought until I saw all the artifacts on here that had been demoted to natural rocks), I am a beachcomber, and I was looking for sea glass and rocks when I found this on the beach! Can anyone tell me what it is? I'm in Washington, Puget Sound, I found this in Port Gamble. It is about 2.5 inches.

 

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[megmeg]

Here is the first one i found. I found it on the beach in Hansville Washington. I thought it was a piece of green beach glass, couldn't believe my luck.

 

[unclemac]

I found most of my pieces on Washington beaches on private tide lands...your black one is most likely dacite and has a great beach washed finish to it. I would call it middle archaic, so 4,000 plus years old. could be a knife but I like point better.

you might enjoy this link...

Wondershare PPT2Flash Standard -Projectile_Points_Scott_Williams

your other piece is a nice agate and a very common material for the area...would like to see more pictures of it, interesting...how big?

 

[monsterrack]

Great finds and welcome to T-net

 

[rock]

Nice example of a water worn point. I find plenty water worn pieces mostly quartz. Yours must of been in the water a long time to almost erase all of the flaking. Nice save and welcome to the forum.

 

[jamey]

very nice finds

 

[creekhunter]

It's a good one! Someone from your region might be able to tell you a little more about it.

 

[megmeg]

Thanks for the welcome everyone, and the info, i appreciate it. I have a few more things I've found, Ill post them in a bit. It is just amazing to me that I have something that is possibly 4000 years old. Just absolutely amazing!

 

[megmeg]

Thanks unclemac, here are some more of the green one. someone told me it was maybe 500-700 years old. What do you think?

 

[megmeg]

ooops, I forgot, its two inches long.

 

[megmeg]

I was thinking that too, do you know if there is anyone on here that's from the Pacific Northwest?

 

[Hot diggity]

That second one don't look green or glass to me. Ain't that worked amber? I don't know but nice!

 

[Tnmountains]

Thanks unclemac, here are some more of the green one. someone told me it was maybe 500-700 years old. What do you think?View attachment 1338024View attachment 1338025View attachment 1338027View attachment 1338028View attachment 1338030

That is an interesting artifact. I am unsure of the material.

 

[unclemac]

I was thinking that too, do you know if there is anyone on here that's from the Pacific Northwest?

around here that's me and scepter1, we both are in Washington State, a couple other fellers are up in BC.

 

[unclemac]

That is an interesting artifact. I am unsure of the material.

it is a form of chalcedony...an agate, and a very common material in the PNW for lithics.

 

[unclemac]

Thanks unclemac, here are some more of the green one. someone told me it was maybe 500-700 years old. What do you think?View attachment 1338024View attachment 1338025View attachment 1338027View attachment 1338028View attachment 1338030

this one would often be called a Cascade "Humpie" end scraper, which should typically be uni-face as yours is....also in the Archaic period so 4 to 8,000 years old.