Kentucky Headhunting - Cant get ANY BETTER! (new pics

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Kentucky Headhunting - Can't get ANY BETTER! (new pics

So, the wife and gave us the weekend to go field hunting and we decided to head south to Kentucky.

Rather than hitting a bar for St. Patty's Day OR attending the artifact show in Collinsville, Shane (flint-seeker) and I headed down to Kentucky.

This is the results of 2 fields walked over over Saturday afternoon and Sunday from 11AM until 2:30PM.

Words can't explain how great this weekend was for both of us. BEAUTIFUL county, perfect weather and phenomenal field conditions.

Saturday's hi-lights were a broken, drilled pick bannerstone and about a 2.5 inch thin archaic side notch.


this color is completly natural now, wow cant believe how dark they get after pulling them out of a field!!
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Sunday, we founds lots of flint, then Shane found a total of 3 broken axes (he never found ONE!) and then I found this KILLER pestle, completely polished. All in all, 21 complete points and hafted scrapers, ALOT of brokes.THEN......

Right before leaving, I found the find of my lifetime. I have it all on video, but we are driving home as we speak (Shane's a tech geek, so I have internet on the way home on his laptop).

Videos to come soon - especially the footage of my gorget...

AMAZING TIME, BEST WEEKEND HUNT OF THE PAST 7 YEARS OF HUNTING!
 

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Re: Kentucky Headhunting - Can't get ANY BETTER!

Man! Thats awesome!
 

Re: Kentucky Headhunting - Can't get ANY BETTER!

wow, what a productive field. Nice finds, beautiful gorget!
 

Re: Kentucky Headhunting - Can't get ANY BETTER!

Trevor,

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Welcome to the banner!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here are some pics I took of it after the boys drove over my way to show it to me. It has been about 10 years since anyone I know found a complete and fine piece of slate. Probably 20 or better Clovis finds during the same time period. Killer Gorget!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am interested in hearing some opinions on which culture made it. For those that don't know, it is an Expanded Center Gorget. This general form was made by both the Adena Culture and the Hopewell Culture(much rarer in Hopewell).

Regards,
Jon Dickinson.

P.S.- Third picture down looks kinda like a face with the holes for eyes, and the banding as a mouth. Don't bother telling me I am crazy, I already know.
 

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Re: Kentucky Headhunting - Can't get ANY BETTER!

I'd dump this post ASAP... :BangHead:
 

Re: Kentucky Headhunting - Can't get ANY BETTER!

stefen said:
I'd dump this post ASAP... :BangHead:

Thanks a million! I'll add non-geo tagged photos soon.
 

Re: Kentucky Headhunting - Can't get ANY BETTER!

Removed the post. Ahh such things in our modern world.

Still great finds.
 

Re: Kentucky Headhunting - Can't get ANY BETTER!

stefen said:
I'd dump this post ASAP... :BangHead:

I believe I have removed all the geotag data successfully.

I've re-added the images. Thank you, again!!!!
 

Re: Kentucky Headhunting - Can't get ANY BETTER!

I don't post often, and I've never voted banner, but that looks like a Banner find to me. Steve
 

Re: Kentucky Headhunting - Can't get ANY BETTER!

I agree banner finds. Banner day! We dont get enuf banners for artifacts that r thousands of years old compared to banners that are 100-200 years old.
 

Re: Kentucky Headhunting - Can't get ANY BETTER!

No brainer banner. Amazing find. Obviously you have a great spot there. Congrats on the find.
 

Re: Kentucky Headhunting - Can't get ANY BETTER!

AWESOME!! thanks guys, me and shane had a heck of a cinerella story weekend, lol.
thanks jon for the pics .
 

Re: Kentucky Headhunting - Can't get ANY BETTER!

That gorget is amazing! Thanks for sharing.
 

Re: Kentucky Headhunting - Can't get ANY BETTER!

Congrats man on a great find, I'd guess Adena I do see some Adena pieces in your finds... :headbang: :notworthy: :headbang: :notworthy: :headbang: :notworthy: :headbang: :notworthy: :headbang: :notworthy: :headbang: :notworthy: :headbang:
 

Re: Kentucky Headhunting - Can't get ANY BETTER!

Looks to be Adena......and a BANNER one at that!
 

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