I Rediscovered Another Copper Culture Artifact I Found In Early 2023 Today!

[Centsless Detecting]

After my buddy showed me his detecting finds collection a few months ago, I noticed he had what may be a copper dart point. He had since gotten it dated to 5,000 to 6,000 years old.

Now after scratching my brain and kicking myself for possibly tossing a similar dart point, that I know I had found almost a year ago, it turned up!

I'm not the most organized person and tend to leave things scattered about. My tool box at work is no exception. Finds like to gather in my trunk after detecting. I'll clean it out every so often and clad and other finds make their way into my tool box.

Well I just randomly looked in the drawer today and I saw this dart point in one of my finds bags! Yaay! I don't have to stress out about what happened to it. It's safe and sound in my display case now. What a relief to be honest.

Lesson learned. And yes I'll be spending some time getting my stuff together this winter, that's for sure.

 

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[dognose]

Thats is a very nice copper culture point.

In Indiana I have never found a copper relic, but the few times I hunted in Michigan I kept my eye out for them.

Checking my CSAS index;
The Central States Archaeological Societies has a number of journal columns published on copper culture relics by members who live in the area where the float copper exists and utilized by native Americans.

Here is a column in the most recent 2024 January Journal titled The Old Copper Culture in Eastern North America.
Also
2003 Summer Journal titled Native Copper Characteristics Demonstrated in the "Neubauer Process"
The July 2002 Journal has a column The Perkins Celt, The Unusual "Old Copper" Axe From Wisconsin

 

[Centsless Detecting]

Thats is a very nice copper culture point.

In Indiana I have never found a copper relic, but the few times I hunted in Michigan I kept my eye out for them.

Checking my CSAS index;
The Central States Archaeological Societies has a number of journal columns published on copper culture relics by members who live in the area where the float copper exists and utilized by native Americans.

Here is a column in the most recent 2024 January Journal titled The Old Copper Culture in Eastern North America.
Also
2003 Summer Journal titled Native Copper Characteristics Demonstrated in the "Neubauer Process"
The July 2002 Journal has a column The Perkins Celt, The Unusual "Old Copper" Axe From Wisconsin

Thanks dognose for the reply and the informative links as well. Keep your eyes open hopefully you find one some day.

The link about the Neubaurer Process is very cool. I have found 4 pieces of float copper over the years. No surprise I found 2 in my trunk last week. I thought I'd give it ago at making my own artifact of some kind. Here are the failed results.

I started by soaking the copper in CLR over the weekend to remove the green oxidation (probably mistake #1) Then hit the out side with a wire brush. I Cold hammered a few times to get a shape. The piece was very porous and the red dust was everywhere. I finally decided to get it red got and try pounding more of a shape and it broke in two. Oops!

BUT now I know after reading that article that is seems to be very difficult to anneal pieces with out them disintegrating. I have another, larger piece of copper that isn't porous from what i can tell that i may have a whack at.