Got out into the field about 11:30, walked 4 hours in the same field. I am getting up there in years. So I took my time.
back in the day I used to ask older fellas at the shows if they still walked the fields and they would give me that look. Now I am that dude and know that look personally. The aches and pains, soreness that goes with age. but a nice hot tub soak after hours walking in the fields feels wonderful.
Anyway I had not looked in this field prior, but the adjacent field some, not found too much. So I felt it had potential and I wanted to take my time for a few reasons. One I was still tired from prior days hunts and working on the farm. Two I did not know when I could get back.
So right off I started funding flake in one location only of the field - so I concentrated my focus there. The flake were decent, but of particular interest were the percussion flakes. I knew these were important over random flaking debitage.
Found a nice small point
A very nice dove base
Thats a smaller point
Decent point all out there
Theres another
That looks like a decent relic
mmmm. maybe unbroken, hard to tell with the dirt, but still nice.
Very nicely made bevel knife, and interesting knap job.
A nice small pink hafted scraper
Another knife
Ah there is another point fully exposed
That's the way, uh huh, I like it.
Yes sir, thats OhTay
There is a blade tip
And a nice notched base.
Total tally
That base is sweet, I will be looking for the blade
nice cross section on the cobbs blade
Interesting in the rear of the blade, does not appear to be a break but intentionally made that manner
Ground conditions where Very good, ground was moist - not wet, sunny which caused a lot of shadows.
It was a good day in the field.
back in the day I used to ask older fellas at the shows if they still walked the fields and they would give me that look. Now I am that dude and know that look personally. The aches and pains, soreness that goes with age. but a nice hot tub soak after hours walking in the fields feels wonderful.
Anyway I had not looked in this field prior, but the adjacent field some, not found too much. So I felt it had potential and I wanted to take my time for a few reasons. One I was still tired from prior days hunts and working on the farm. Two I did not know when I could get back.
So right off I started funding flake in one location only of the field - so I concentrated my focus there. The flake were decent, but of particular interest were the percussion flakes. I knew these were important over random flaking debitage.
Found a nice small point
A very nice dove base
Thats a smaller point
Decent point all out there
Theres another
That looks like a decent relic
mmmm. maybe unbroken, hard to tell with the dirt, but still nice.
Very nicely made bevel knife, and interesting knap job.
A nice small pink hafted scraper
Another knife
Ah there is another point fully exposed
That's the way, uh huh, I like it.
Yes sir, thats OhTay
There is a blade tip
And a nice notched base.
Total tally
That base is sweet, I will be looking for the blade
nice cross section on the cobbs blade
Interesting in the rear of the blade, does not appear to be a break but intentionally made that manner
Ground conditions where Very good, ground was moist - not wet, sunny which caused a lot of shadows.
It was a good day in the field.
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