First points ever!

[stamello]

I'm a rookie, so I've spent much of this spring looking at maps, reading history, and driving around. It finally paid off - I found some points! They're all from the same field. I have no knowledge to determine what these are, but I like the small gray one with the red pattern on it. The large red one doesn't look broken to me - it's worked all around the edges. So it's not a point, but I like the color of it.
I'm in the Chattanooga area - I'd appreciate any advice on other locations to hunt. I've got four kids under 10 who enjoyed hunting (they found a couple of points too), so I think this'll turn into a great hobby for all of us if we can find some locations nearby.

 

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[Mrdigz]

Congrats! It's great when the kids are into hunting!!!

 

[Albertaclipper]

Very nice! Cool colors! Hope to see more finds from you!

 

[GaRebel1861]

Looks like your off to a very good start!

 

[rock]

The red one looks like a scraper from where I am sitting if all sides are finished. All good finds

 

[Davers]

I'm a rookie, so I've spent much of this spring looking at maps, reading history, and driving around. It finally paid off - I found some points! They're all from the same field. I have no knowledge to determine what these are, but I like the small gray one with the red pattern on it. The large red one doesn't look broken to me - it's worked all around the edges. So it's not a point, but I like the color of it.
I'm in the Chattanooga area - I'd appreciate any advice on other locations to hunt. I've got four kids under 10 who enjoyed hunting (they found a couple of points too), so I think this'll turn into a great hobby for all of us if we can find some locations nearby.
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I'm still hunting my 1st "For Sure" point Myself.

Y'all did real Good .
I'm Coming up that way Tomorrow if you need some help .

OH! Welcome to the T_net site.
Davers

 

[Charl]

Congrats to you and your kids. You did your homework, and got off to a great start! Very nice finds!

 

[bill_wabo]

I'm a newbie with all this but the colors are very cool looking! Family fun and educational, hard to beat.

 

[arrow86]

Nice finds looks like a good spot ... Looks like some nice flint. Try looking on this site for the types : http://www.projectilepoints.net/Search/Tennessee_Search.html

 

[BrettCo124]

Congrats!

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Great looking finds and congrats on your first. It looks like you are hunting a Middle to Late Woodland site to me so keep your eye out for Bone, Shell, and Pottery and concentrate on those areas.

 

[stamello]

Congrats! It's great when the kids are into hunting!!!

Thanks! The kids will hunt for anything - shells, shark teeth, fossils, rocks, bottles, points... the only problem is we're going to run out of space to keep it all

 

[stamello]

Very nice! Cool colors! Hope to see more finds from you!

Thanks! I was surprised at the amount of colors in one field.

 

[stamello]

Looks like your off to a very good start!

Thanks! These are field finds - I'm going to try creeks in a few weeks once the fields have grown up.

 

[stamello]

The red one looks like a scraper from where I am sitting if all sides are finished. All good finds

Thanks! Yes - all of the sides are finished. The color is pretty bright - it was much easier to find than the darker points.

 

[stamello]

I'm still hunting my 1st "For Sure" point Myself.

Y'all did real Good .
I'm Coming up that way Tomorrow if you need some help .

OH! Welcome to the T_net site.
Davers

Thanks!

 

[stamello]

Congrats to you and your kids. You did your homework, and got off to a great start! Very nice finds!

Thanks! The homework was fun too - the research itself is a sort of treasure hunt.

 

[stamello]

I'm a newbie with all this but the colors are very cool looking! Family fun and educational, hard to beat.

Thanks! I agree - having the kids involved makes it so much more fun.

 

[stamello]

Nice finds looks like a good spot ... Looks like some nice flint. Try looking on this site for the types : Tennessee Projectile Points

Thanks for the site - there's a lot of good info to sort through on there.

 

[stamello]

Great looking finds and congrats on your first. It looks like you are hunting a Middle to Late Woodland site to me so keep your eye out for Bone, Shell, and Pottery and concentrate on those areas.

Thanks! I found these in the type of area that you're describing - lots of other debris, shards, etc. I'll keep looking!