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[CreekSide]

My last hunt I found some quartzite. One big tip and 2 flake knifes. I believe the tan ones are heat treated but not 100% sure. Just to cold to get out this week.

 

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[dognose]

pretty decent finds.
Here we still have a lot of snow on the ground and the temps "warmed" up to a balmy 11 degrees.
Considering most of the country is very cold, you're doing pretty good.

 

[CreekSide]

pretty decent finds.
Here we still have a lot of snow on the ground and the temps "warmed" up to a balmy 11 degrees.
Considering most of the country is very cold, you're doing pretty good.

The snow missed me today and went south for a change. Still too cold in the water right now. Still some deep spots. Thanks

 

[antmike915]

My last hunt I found some quartzite. One big tip and 2 flake knifes. I believe the tan ones are heat treated but not 100% sure. Just to cold to get out this week.

Funny how we complain about being to hot 😀 We're getting snow here in SE Alabama and it's sticking to the ground (which is rare).

 

[ArfieBoy]

Funny how we complain about being to hot 😀 We're getting snow here in SE Alabama and it's sticking to the ground (which is rare).

My wife and I just talked to our granddaughter in the Florida panhandle (Crestview) this morning. They have snow sticking on the ground there, too! She sent us a picture of it. They have more snow than we have had in several weeks. It is sunny here today in northeastern Oregon, about 40F and bare ground with snow on the mountains.

 

[Tnmountains]

11 degrees here. What is that material?

 

[ToddsPoint]

11 degrees here. What is that material?

I was wondering the same thing. He says it’s quartzite. There are two types, meta and ortho. Ortho is knapable, meta is not. Ortho is very rare up here in IL. I know there is ortho in AL called Tallahatta. GA and AL are close so maybe orthoquartzite is more common across the south above the fall line.

 

[CreekSide]

Same material as this point. I find big flakes of it some worked some not. This is the only point I’ve found made from it so far. Feels grainy like quartzite

 

[CreekSide]

I was wondering the same thing. He says it’s quartzite. There are two types, meta and ortho. Ortho is knapable, meta is not. Ortho is very rare up here in IL. I know there is ortho in AL called Tallahatta. GA and AL are close so maybe orthoquartzite is more common across the south above the fall line.

Could of been traded in cause I can’t find any of it in the raw

 

[CreekSide]

Funny how we complain about being to hot 😀 We're getting snow here in SE Alabama and it's sticking to the ground (which is rare).

12 degrees this morning here. I’m glad the snow missed us this time

 

[Tnmountains]

I asked because I think I may have some similar or close to material myself....

 

[CreekSide]

I asked because I think I may have some similar or close to material myself....

I’m not sure if they heat treated in archaic period or not but the point I posted I believe is a Kays

 

[ToddsPoint]

I’m not sure if they heat treated in archaic period or not but the point I posted I believe is a Kays

They definitely did a bunch of heating flint in the late archaic. By late archaic times two things happened, at least in my area. Many of the flint sources were getting tapped out. Especially the smaller sources. They had to start heating lower quality material to make up for the shortage. Second, populations were greater but more sedentary. Many were forced to use what materials were close at hand. Where I live they had to start using small tough pieces of glacial flint. Most of it had to be heated as it’s so difficult to work raw.