Airborne80
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- Mar 23, 2005
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- Whites XLT Classic
Teknetics Delta 4000
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- All Treasure Hunting
New Glass "Points" a revisit
Some of you may recall a while back when I posted some glass triangle shaped items that I thought were bird or fish points. Though most of you were convinced that the items were nothing more than trash, (an opinion that I understand and fully respect) I decided to revisit the issue. As a matter of background for those who have not seen my past post, the area that I hunt in is a known fishing village site for prehistoric and historic Indians. It also saw Revolutionary and Civil War activity, so I find a mix of flakes, points, pipe fragments and other items. A year ago, I noticed that there were quite a few small glass triangular shaped pieces of glass of varying color. They were all the same shape and mostly the same size. I found it odd that there was not other glass or trash in the river or along the bank…. Just these items. I started collecting them and have quite a few. The ones below are items that I collected within the last week. I wonder if any of you have ever heard of this kind of item. My guess is that the later Indians obtained glass by way of trash, trade or theft from settlers and used them to make fishing points. I also find shell points the exact same shape and size. Some of the glass is very thin and most is light blue or green. I have not seen such glass before. Any and all thoughts will be appreciated. Thanks for looking.
Some of you may recall a while back when I posted some glass triangle shaped items that I thought were bird or fish points. Though most of you were convinced that the items were nothing more than trash, (an opinion that I understand and fully respect) I decided to revisit the issue. As a matter of background for those who have not seen my past post, the area that I hunt in is a known fishing village site for prehistoric and historic Indians. It also saw Revolutionary and Civil War activity, so I find a mix of flakes, points, pipe fragments and other items. A year ago, I noticed that there were quite a few small glass triangular shaped pieces of glass of varying color. They were all the same shape and mostly the same size. I found it odd that there was not other glass or trash in the river or along the bank…. Just these items. I started collecting them and have quite a few. The ones below are items that I collected within the last week. I wonder if any of you have ever heard of this kind of item. My guess is that the later Indians obtained glass by way of trash, trade or theft from settlers and used them to make fishing points. I also find shell points the exact same shape and size. Some of the glass is very thin and most is light blue or green. I have not seen such glass before. Any and all thoughts will be appreciated. Thanks for looking.
Could you elaborate? Are you referring to the clear white glass, the brown glass, or both?
