Indian Artifacts In Cement

[River Rat]

During the Uvalde, TX Hunt, we all were staying at Neal's Lodge in Concan. There were little stone walls up in different areas, someone pointed out the artifacts pressed into the cement in them. At the restaurant the whole wall was artifact after artifact. This picture is one at the entrance door, after talking with one of the employees, she told me that those in cement were cast offs of the owner. She then showed me his wall display in the office. I nearly dropped to the floor seeing these pristine points. Needless to say, I didn't find any like these but I do have giant flakes and a bunch showing works, mostly knives/scrapers. Will post the rest of my finds later. There's a big, big difference hunting artifacts in "desert" area of TX versus hunting them in the bayou country. Oh, I forgot...always be on the lookout for snakes too.

RR

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At Neal's Restaurant​

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My meager find...works on both sides​

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He was 5'5" long​

 

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[rvrpilot]

I was in a tavern one time in Meredosia Il. and they had taken some beautiful artifacts and laminated them into the bar.In my opinion just ruined them!
What a rattler.
Rvrpilot

 

[latrans]

That is a freakin' crime to put them in cement like that. What an idiot.

 

[Tnmountains]

I say they are yours to do with as you please. I gave so many away to kids that had no idea what they were and were probably lost but it made me happy as it probably made that guy to stick his in concrete and make others happy. Hope you guys had snake for lunch he would have fed all you outdoor guys
TnMtns

 

[*Molly*]

I was also told of a guy in Ark or Ok that cemented points in his fire place. What crime. Its bad enough seeing wire wrapped round points but, to see them in cement kills me.
Wicked snake.

 

[River Rat]

Let's not condemn the owner for cementing these artifacts. He is a collector and has framed pristine points on display in the restaurant and the store's office. As I stated earlier, these were his castoffs. What's in the picture looks mighty pristine to me, but the ones in the walls around the restaurant and some of the cabins are broken, most knives & scrapers. These were found on the property when construction was done to make room for new cabins and the restaurant. That's why they're all on display for everyone to see and they're not stored away in boxes where no one would ever see them.

Yes, the snake was eaten...but not by me.

RR

 

[mootsman]

I say they are yours to do with as you please...

Hard to argue with that logic. However, what collector wouldn't cringe to see paleo points trashed? I strongly suspect that if who ever did that knew the difference between field grade points and high value paleo then that display might look a little different!

 

[jpitt1970]

Pretty cool..

I'm a service tech here, in Huntsville, Alabama. I usually visit 8 to 12 homes every day. Well alot of the homes that were built in the '60's used stone from the river for the driveway concrete aggregate mix. Some of the older driveways are full of small lithics and chippings. I was at a house about a week or so ago and noticed the base of a side notched point laying right on top, but permanantly sealed in the concrete driveway.

 

[brandywine]

I am wiping a tear from my cheek seeing this. It's like seeing An Andrew Wyeth painting used as a dish towel.

But, you can see that a couple of those have popped out...so there is hope.

 

[pickaway]

Looks like a few of em got popped out of the cement