My best game piece yet! I need to be thankful for the rain!!!

[larson1951]

more info on post #63
just when i discovered that my tomatoes have some early blight on them
i go on a walk to try to shake the bad news
next thing i find this huge game piece, the best i've ever found
i'm glad i had my camera with
lars

 

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[Neogeo]

Because it is a rare artifact....I collect them and you hardly see ones that size,in that shape.
I don't collect coins,so to me a coin is a coin.But to you it is rare and wonderful..

Banner aside..it is great artifact and should be recognized as such..

 

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[jaron3]

Lars - Congratulations on your find and your well deserved banner. That piece is AWESOME! Your finds since I've been on here are some of the best I've ever seen, anywhere. If I was in your garden I'd be in a constant state of sensory overload. Great job man.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Hey neo are you now Lars official spokesman or something?


No offense to anyone but the whole banner finds system really tends to bring out the worst in folks, you know greed, lying, envy, and all that great stuff...jmho.

Har... sure why not...he is a good guy,& I was just trying to be helpful..

Thanks for explaining Neo (since nobody else would).

 

[Deepdiger60]

Nice find but exactly what determines that is a game piece is there similar finds in the past ? are they documented ,excuse all my questions but ancient American artifacts are new to me Congrats on Banner Dd60

 

[Tnmountains]

Bone artifacts are rare as they decompose pretty quick. When found they often show incised lines or decorations on them. Larson found one in very good shape from an area where people lived off the buffalo. Game stones were made by many ancient cultures and most found are made out of stone. Some end up being drilled all the way through and worn and are called gorgets. It can get tricky on I.D with out a written history.They gambled and traded with items like these because there was no currency. It is Art and craftsmanship in the stone age.
Items like this are similar to say CW/US belt buckle or in coins a rare copper or a key date Indian head a nice reale or a good gold ring out of a tot lot.
The value of one in that condition could possibly buy a couple metal detectors
Neo gave a good link in that link was a better explanation of items like this in that particular culture. I do not know why everyone did not try to help explain this so you would know what is on your banner bar. There have been hundreds of artifact items that are banner worthy roll by unnoticed. I guess Jeff thought it would be nice to have an ancient artifact rolling by. Here is some from the link:
Young women sat on the ice wrapped in buffalo robes and played gambling games. A common one was played by two teams with two to eight players each. As in many such amusements, the object was to slide a game piece to a goal. In this case, a bone thrower made from a buffalo vertebra was used to propel the gaming piece towards the goal, which was a piece of wood about three inches long, notched at each end and painted red. The game piece itself was either a flat, circular river pebble or a small, square piece of buffalo vertebra. Such bone pieces were usually decorated with two carved lines stretching from corner to corner and crossing in the center.
Hope this helps Nice find Larson. Congratulations !!
TnMtns

 

[Tnmountains]

how comes Alot of people posting an Item assumes everyone in the world knows exactly what they have found... to me it looks like a dirty rock/bones with some type of scratching on it... Please be more descriptive then this need no explanation.. Don't know why this would be on the banner

Exactly a seated coin does not make banner why should this whatever

I vote underdogger Cry-baby of the year award. Congratulations!

You can see a seated just so many times right? 1253 on e-bay right now. Not one buffalo bone game stone though. Duhhhh !!

 

[SkyPirate]

If it's going to be displayed in the banner then I wish you would answer this question for the rest of us metal detectorists.......

WHAT IS IT ??

 

[RichPA]

Congrats, nice bone piece. I always enjoy seeing your finds.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

If it's going to be displayed in the banner then I wish you would answewr this question for the rest of us metal detectorists.......

WHAT IS IT ??

lol it should have come earlier but 3 posts above TnMountains explains it pretty well and also read NeoGeos links. Its a Plains Indian game piece.

Congrats to Larson.

 

[SkyPirate]

If it's going to be displayed in the banner then I wish you would answewr this question for the rest of us metal detectorists.......

WHAT IS IT ??

lol it should have come earlier but 3 posts above TnMountains explains it pretty well and also read NeoGeos links. Its a Plains Indian game piece.

Congrats to Larson.

OK got it.. I wish Larson would have put a better description in after it made banner. I know nothing about indian stuff, I thought it was a piece of scrimshaw or a whales tooth.

 

[Newt]

Larson does a good job keeping the AMERICAN INDIAN ARTIFACTS section updated. This piece might not be the best thing posted lately, but it is a great addition to T-Net. I posted a point quite a while ago and personally didn't think it was a banner find, but I appreciated the notation. Let's give larson the credit he deserves. I'll check back frequently to see a comparable piece. If I see one, I'll vote banner again.

Larson,
Please keep posting-even the meager finds. I for one, will always enjoy what you post. You have a great site and please don't let the Babel take that away from your posts. I for one, appreciate them.
Newt

 

[River Rat]

Most excellent find...I have a game piece too, but nothing like this. Congrats on the find and the banner

RR

 

[shorelinesearcher]

Larson does a good job keeping the AMERICAN INDIAN ARTIFACTS section updated. This piece might not be the best thing posted lately, but it is a great addition to T-Net. I posted a point quite a while ago and personally didn't think it was a banner find, but I appreciated the notation. Let's give larson the credit he deserves. I'll check back frequently to see a comparable piece. If I see one, I'll vote banner again.

Larson,
Please keep posting-even the meager finds. I for one, will always enjoy what you post. You have a great site and please don't let the Babel take that away from your posts. I for one, appreciate them.
Newt

Hear-hear!! It's as banner worthy as any metal whatchamacallit. I for one wondered why the bone points, or the squash knife, or the awesome side-notched bird points didn't get banner mention. Bone artifacts simply don't exist where I am, and I am amazed by the variety of stuff you post!

mike

 

[Tnmountains]

If it's going to be displayed in the banner then I wish you would answewr this question for the rest of us metal detectorists.......

WHAT IS IT ??

lol it should have come earlier but 3 posts above TnMountains explains it pretty well and also read NeoGeos links. Its a Plains Indian game piece.

Congrats to Larson.

OK got it.. I wish Larson would have put a better description in after it made banner. I know nothing about indian stuff, I thought it was a piece of scrimshaw or a whales tooth.

He is in planting time so he may still be out on the tractor working and not seen the commotion.

 

[Newt]

Larson does a good job keeping the AMERICAN INDIAN ARTIFACTS section updated. This piece might not be the best thing posted lately, but it is a great addition to T-Net. I posted a point quite a while ago and personally didn't think it was a banner find, but I appreciated the notation. Let's give larson the credit he deserves. I'll check back frequently to see a comparable piece. If I see one, I'll vote banner again.

Larson,
Please keep posting-even the meager finds. I for one, will always enjoy what you post. You have a great site and please don't let the Babel take that away from your posts. I for one, appreciate them.
Newt

Hear-hear!! It's as banner worthy as any metal whatchamacallit. I for one wondered why the bone points, or the squash knife, or the awesome side-notched bird points didn't get banner mention. Bone artifacts simply don't exist where I am, and I am amazed by the variety of stuff you post!
mike

My point exactly. He's found "bird" points that would be in the center of my collection. I know the frequency might be greater out west, but I don't hunt there. I'm in the south and a "Bird" point is something to be proud of.
Newt

 

[Neogeo]

I hear ya ...I cant find any thing like his artifacts here in Tx.I love seeing his collection,some of the best artifacts I have ever seen.Thank you Larson

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Bone artifacts are rare as they decompose pretty quick. When found they often show incised lines or decorations on them. Larson found one in very good shape from an area where people lived off the buffalo. Game stones were made by many ancient cultures and most found are made out of stone. Some end up being drilled all the way through and worn and are called gorgets. It can get tricky on I.D with out a written history.They gambled and traded with items like these because there was no currency. It is Art and craftsmanship in the stone age.
Items like this are similar to say CW/US belt buckle or in coins a rare copper or a key date Indian head a nice reale or a good gold ring out of a tot lot.
The value of one in that condition could possibly buy a couple metal detectors
Neo gave a good link in that link was a better explanation of items like this in that particular culture. I do not know why everyone did not try to help explain this so you would know what is on your banner bar. There have been hundreds of artifact items that are banner worthy roll by unnoticed. I guess Jeff thought it would be nice to have an ancient artifact rolling by. Here is some from the link:
Young women sat on the ice wrapped in buffalo robes and played gambling games. A common one was played by two teams with two to eight players each. As in many such amusements, the object was to slide a game piece to a goal. In this case, a bone thrower made from a buffalo vertebra was used to propel the gaming piece towards the goal, which was a piece of wood about three inches long, notched at each end and painted red. The game piece itself was either a flat, circular river pebble or a small, square piece of buffalo vertebra. Such bone pieces were usually decorated with two carved lines stretching from corner to corner and crossing in the center.
Hope this helps Nice find Larson. Congratulations !!
TnMtns
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THANK YOU!
Carl

 

[birdman]

Fantastic artifact!!

 

[Chug And Red]

Congrats on the banner great piece there!!!!

 

[trikikiwi]

I love the learning - Thanks neo and TnM and larson

Mike