ground slate pieces.

[mainejman]

I find few ground pieces.The arrowhead was my sons first find.This baby would definetly fly.The other piece although broken is definitely one of the finest examples of workmanship I have.It is a piece of a lance.It is double edged and looking down either edge is like looking down the edge of a sword.Its beveled it goes from edge to flat to edge if you get my drift.

 

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[Charl]

That ground slate point is killer. Top of my wishlist would be to find one of those. One heck of a first find for your son. The lance is a super find, and I get your drift, it's beveled; you can see that in some of the line drawings below.Those ground slate weapons are hallmarks of the Maritime Archaic Complex. Didn't extend to southern New England, but the diagnostic tools are found here, as ideas did travel. Here's a great little synopsis of that extremely interesting archaic people. They were deep sea hunters and must have had well constructed ocean worthy vessels. Those weapons were used on sea mammals.

The Rooms Provincial Museum

Thanks for sharing those finds. Here's a nice illustration of ground slte weapons from Maine.

 

[geotea]

how do i post pictures i have tried but they wont send

 

[SOHIO]

check the file size of the picture geotea ....maybe they are too big ?

 

[SOHIO]

very nice slate point

 

[wells]

I've seen some impressive ground slate points from New York state but are extremely rare in central Pa. Their desighn and shape remind me of arcahic copper culture points, very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

 

[rock]

Very nice indeed. No slate points here where I live at. I have seen it in slabs but havent found any made into artifacts yet. I guess seeing we have so much chert and flint they didnt care about it. Thanks for the post

 

[dlos]

Nice pieces! None like that in NC far as I know.

 

[Charl]

Very nice indeed. No slate points here where I live at. I have seen it in slabs but havent found any made into artifacts yet. I guess seeing we have so much chert and flint they didnt care about it. Thanks for the post

That probably had something to do about it for sure. It might also be of interest to point out that ground slate technology was a circumpolar thing. Meaning, for instance, ground slate implements from Scandinavia are very similar in design to ground slate implements of the Maritime Archaic of North America. As well as to Eskimo implements.

 

[gilmerman]

Unless I find it myself I'm always suspicious of slate artifacts.

 

[Charl]

Unless I find it myself I'm always suspicious of slate artifacts.

One might say the same of high quality flint pieces; but to be pointed out here is that the slate that tends to be faked includes gorgets, pendants, bannerstones, etc. I don't think there is a huge problem with ground slate implements from the Maritime Archaic. Many collectors are not even aware of this archaic complex and its' ground slate technology, so I doubt there are many bad slate points out there to worry about compared to flaked points. Here's a Canadian guy who does make great repros....

http://elfshotgallery.blogspot.com/2010/05/ground-slate-lances.html

 

[mainejman]

The thought of a fake artifact bothers me to the point that I purchase nothing.Not that I have any issues with it.The whole finding it and being the first person to touch it is what motivates me.Each piece represents time spent next to a stream or lake.Sometimes with family and friends sometimes not.It don't get any better in my book.

 

[Charl]

Check out the similarity between jlox59's ground slate point, and some of those made by Alaskan peoples....

Ground and Polished

 

[rock]

Those are nice examples Charl. I would like to find one but it just hasnt turned up yet. I can always hope though. Thanks, rock