Finally got a chance to post...

[yakker]

Well... after a crazy freaking move (back) to Virginia (it's always more complicated than you plan for, eh?), I got lucky! Not only did I find an old dump just behind my new home but also had the crazy good luck of working at a little farm school where they were clearing a back acre or so for future planting. Understand, this is a rock farm. Really. The first wonderful thing I did there was to twist the living hecky-darn out of my ankle. Brave me, I sucked it up and checked out this back field which was at the time dry as a bone. We hadn't had rain for ages, so where they'd cleared was really just the worst sort of situation. But I was determined. Long story short, I got lucky. And then it rained. And I got luckier. And then it rain again... and I got luckiest. So for all the quartz-lovers, here's my first month's worth plus a piece that's crystal clear- broken, of course. Most was, but not all. Big machinery does bad things- and everything is out of context and just surface, but hey. And the last is a quartzite-- best yet- and about 2 inches. I'm thinking in general it's all roughly archaic. Thoughts?

Temporary digs while I waited for home



clockwise from 12 noon: broken spear point, broken (bifurcated?), knife w/ tip missing, a whole one!. a middle section of a dart, and a teardrop dart. Close up of the first 2 I found







I should add, these are the very fist points I've EVER found in a field. The creeks here are all flood prone, and I'm guessing all the artifacts have washed down to Richmond...
Thanks for looking- and Happy Hunting! Yakker
p.s. I'm teaching my students about archaeology and how to identify points- and most of them have found stuff- some whole, some not! I'm so proud

 

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[rock]

Nice finds

 

[Tony in SC]

Nice stuff!! Really like the last one. Tony

 

[NC field hunter]

Looks like a small Lecroy and a couple big sandy points. I think the nice complete point is a big sandy. Supposedly, those are early archaic.

 

[GatorBoy]

Alright yackker!
Sounds like you landed in a real good spot to call home.
One of my best friends is stationed in Virginia I might be headed up that way before long.
It's awesome to see they had crystal quartz where you are hunting you will probably find more of it for sure

 

[SCrocks]

Well if I didn't like quartz I'd be in bad shape here in S.C. You got some nice ones there. Sounds like you'll be picking up some more soon. Thanks for the look

 

[yakker]

Thanks fellas! It's nice to be back in the game- even if the 'field' has changed a bit I'll keep you posted (as well as the folks over at the relics board, I'm thinking ) Gator- if you head up, give me a shout. Not on the shore- but centrally located in Charlottesville. Tony- that last one (Big Sandy), was just found this morning while out w/ my young troops! One of my youngest found another worked piece of that crystal quartz-so I know there's more out there--And thanks NC Field Hunter. Not yet used to the names associated w/ points down here-- I've got some homework to do! Yak

 

[TJE]

Great luck! ...like the 'LAND YACHT' too.

 

[painterx7]

I love them thanks for sharing !!!!

 

[ptsofnc]

Glad to see you posting again! Hope you find a lot of available fields to hunt!

 

[redbeardrelics]

Hey Yak, Glad to see you are getting settled in, and have hit the ground running (or should I say methodically walking with head down. lol) with the pre-historic artifacts. It looks like you are onto a nice early site with the bifurcates and notched points. I think both of your quartzite pieces are probably early archaic, and would suspect them both to have ground bases. The one with the tip missing looks to be a Palmer, or maybe Kirk notched to me, and the pinkish serrated one is a real beauty, Big Sandy or Otter Creek style perhaps. The quartz points with the wide shallow side notches/expanding bases appear to be Halifax type points. Looks like you have a some attractive and interesting lithics in your new location. HH and can't wait to see what you find next.

 

[yakker]

Thanks Red. Getting chilly these days- and too many leaves everywhere- which would make river hunting soooo difficult, but the field remains, and I remain tenacious. I'll keep y'all up w/ anything I or my kids find out there- Yak

 

[theviking]

Nice finds, good to see your finding artifacts already. You usually don't have to look to long to find a bit of history here in VA. Thanks for the view.

 

[monsterrack]

Nice finds and so close to home, that's great