misc bone implements

[larson1951]

here are some unsorted misc bone implements i had photographed
if you have questions just fire away and i will try to answer

 

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[justonemore]

Wow!
Can't imagine finding bone around here due to soil, but bucketfuls?!
Thanks for sharing.

 

[jamey]

nice larson,thats alot of finds there.thanks for sharing

 

[pickaway]

Nice like the awls

 

[rock]

Larson why dont they break down in your soil? I am sure they made them here because I find plenty of gravers and drill type of tools. But no bone here at all. You think it is to wet here?

 

[fishstick]

I'd like to have a bucket full of awls! VERY NICE LARSON!! If you have that in buckets, I could not amagin what you keep in FRAMES.. THANX.. HH

 

[larson1951]

thanks
i don't know the reason
but every time we knock the weeds down with the duckfoot there is bone everywhere
just take a look at this image, see it?
the stroke control on the duckfoot is set at about 4 or 5 inches deep
then when it rains it is all over the place

 

[pickaway]

thanks
i don't know the reason
but every time we knock the weeds down with the duckfoot there is bone everywhere
just take a look at this image, see it?
the stroke control on the duckfoot is set at about 4 or 5 inches deep View attachment 733531
then when it rains it is all over the place

Uh I can barely see it lol wow looks like a great spot nice lookin country out that way too.

 

[larson1951]

I'd like to have a bucket full of awls! VERY NICE LARSON!! If you have that in buckets, I could not amagin what you keep in FRAMES.. THANX.. HH

hey thanks man
one interesting thing about those pulley awls is how short they ened up before they were done being used
they actually started out about 6 inches long and were continually resharpened until they were so short they were no longer usable

 

[musky44]

cant walk through that garden barefooted. that is a great pic, it looks like she has boots on, smart little girl. we rarely pick up bone tools around here, although we do find bones every once in awhile. i found a antler point once and i was about as excited as i had ever been. like i said this was a rare find for me. anyway i took it to my buddies house that evening (little kan) hes a t- netter also. we were sitting at his kitchen table passing it back and forth in amazement and celebrating with a few cold beers. his wife is a beautition and would cut my hair anytime i need a trim, so i set the antler on the kitchen table and was getting my haircut. i had forgotten that they had a boston terrier puppy that would chew up anything u brought into the house. to make a long story short , my one and only antler point turned into a dog turd. talk about a heartbreaker!!

 

[Th3rty7]

cant walk through that garden barefooted. that is a great pic, it looks like she has boots on, smart little girl. we rarely pick up bone tools around here, although we do find bones every once in awhile. i found a antler point once and i was about as excited as i had ever been. like i said this was a rare find for me. anyway i took it to my buddies house that evening (little kan) hes a t- netter also. we were sitting at his kitchen table passing it back and forth in amazement and celebrating with a few cold beers. his wife is a beautition and would cut my hair anytime i need a trim, so i set the antler on the kitchen table and was getting my haircut. i had forgotten that they had a boston terrier puppy that would chew up anything u brought into the house. to make a long story short , my one and only antler point turned into a dog turd. talk about a heartbreaker!!

That's unfortunate but I can relate because the same happened to me. I left a nice pressure flaking tool I'd found on my deck and my dog made short work of it. What was left was a small nub that barely resembled the original piece.

Larson, very interesting and impressive groups of bone. I'm curious as to what the circular / oval shaped piece was used for, any ideas?

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Larson why dont they break down in your soil? I am sure they made them here because I find plenty of gravers and drill type of tools. But no bone here at all. You think it is to wet here?

From what I have read and been told, these Bone Tools are peserved by the acids from the Mussell Shells as they break down. On our Ft Ancient sites in my area we have tons of Mussell Shell that being broken down by the plow and the pieces are everywhere. I'm sure Steve's site does as well.

 

[IlliniGuy]

Larson, you are fortunate to have such a site.

 

[larson1951]

That's unfortunate but I can relate because the same happened to me. I left a nice pressure flaking tool I'd found on my deck and my dog made short work of it. What was left was a small nub that barely resembled the original piece.

Larson, very interesting and impressive groups of bone. I'm curious as to what the circular / oval shaped piece was used for, any ideas?

the round one in the first image is a squash knife made from a buffalo scapula
the other smaller one is a game piece (i think)

 

[tncreeker]

Really cool bones, tools. Only found a couple in TN,,but what a treat they were to find! Would love to get out that way and hunt.

 

[wardcheney]

OMG! If this is the acreage you work and collect on, well, that photo sort of answers my question about why you find so many scrapers. There are a lot of bones there to scrape, and by inference, a lot of hides to scrape. I guess when it comes to soil tests, your calcium must not be a problem! (A good place to be a kid.)

 

[larson1951]

OMG! If this is the acreage you work and collect on, well, that photo sort of answers my question about why you find so many scrapers. There are a lot of bones there to scrape, and by inference, a lot of hides to scrape. I guess when it comes to soil tests, your calcium must not be a problem! (A good place to be a kid.)

good point you make and well taken
ND IS a good place to have grand kids grow up in.....just sayin

 

[flintdigger]

Love those bone artifacts Steve.