Stone artifact collection from S/E Michigan

[mspsarge]

This collection of stone artifacts was found in Lenawee County here in southeast Michigan. This county and my hometown of Tecumseh had the reputation of several Indian trails intersecting with many different tribes gathering for trading purposes. The trails are now state trunklines, US-12, US-127, M-50. These artifacts were collected by the individual farming his fields over several years.

I welcome any and all comments. If anyone can get specific on certain points, all the better. This collection will never leave the family. Thank you for looking as this is my 2nd post following an introduction.

Greg

 

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[smokeythecat]

The ones with notches are arachaic period. Can't see too good, but is the one on the left bottom a fluted clovis?

 

[mspsarge]

smokeythecat, ... I know nothing about these points but have a growing interest now that I have this collection. What kind of age do these have?

 

[River Rat]

Awesome collection!

 

[1320]

Very nice collection! There are way too many tools to comment individually however, I will comment on a couple of them....

Second from bottom row, fourth from right: Snapped base Kirk....5 to 8 thousand years of age

Bottom row, third from left looks very much like a Kirk as well.

Bottom row, first on left might be Clovis. I expanded the image and I think I can see what looks like the hinge of a short flute right in the center of the image. I can't tell much from looking at the base of this one though.
Is there any possibility of some tighter images of the front and back of this point? Or perhaps a similar photo with more/less flash...different light conditions? That one might be the crown jewel. Regardless, this collection spans a time frame of many thousands of years.

 

[1320]

The ones with notches are arachaic period. Can't see too good, but is the one on the left bottom a fluted clovis?

Good eyes and great question.....

 

[rock]

Welcome to Tnet! You have a very nice assortment of points there. Does the one towards the top have a hole in it? And if so I would like to see a closer pic of the hole, I have never seen a point with a hole in it is the reason I am asking. Thanks, rock

 

[mspsarge]

rock,

Just took these photos for you. I have no idea how the hole occurred.

 

[mspsarge]

1320,

Do these photo retakes give you a better picture?

 

[GatorBoy]

rock,

Just took these photos for you. I have no idea how the hole occurred.

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Welcome.. just comenting on the hole. I've see alot of tools and points with holes like that.they are from a flaw in the stone usually from a fossil inclusion.

 

[releventchair]

Should with research be able to trace some of the lithic material to its source. Saginaw would not be a surprise to be one. With such a mix some travelers likely included. Prahl (?)from M.S.U. in the 60s with a team found many mixed from multiple regions that were together in a mound, and an early earth work (more a ditch and wall) much farther south had a similar mix. Not stratified over time so something interesting going on. Some, like turkey tails would some theory's suggest be barter or plunder,why not throw in gift or token from allies.
Too, many were fire cracked,not like hardening in sand under fire but deliberate damage. Not much help but nice assortment,been awhile.

 

[1320]

Nice images...thank you. It sure has a Clovis look to it....has anyone in person told you that it looks Clovis?

Might be worthwhile to create a new thread requesting typology help on this one (with these images). There are a few other tools out there that have a Clovis look to them.

 

[BosnMate]

Welcome aboard and congratulations on your collection, you have some nice points and knives. There are experts on here that will be able to give you lots of help.

 

[SOHIO]

Looks to me like you have a lot of archaic knives in there, I see several hopewell points in there as well which is what i believe your "drilled?" dovetail is. Alsio I see a couple of brewertons one pc in there with broken tip seems to be a drill, and im pretty sure you have a fluted clovis there the one really nice triangle along top looks like a yadkin...the black point to left of that is hopewell. i also see 2 thebes great assortment

 

[SOHIO]

instaed of 2 thebes i think the other is maybe a godar point instead.

 

[Jon Stewart]

Nice collection. Would be interested to know if any of the materials were native to Michigan like Norwood or Bay Port and if any Flintridge made north from Ohio.

I would also venture a guess that the point with a hole in it probably had some sort of crystal material in the hole and it eroded out over time. It would be very hard to knap a point using a rock with a hole already in it, not impossible but hard to do.

 

[pickaway]

Nice collection, I see some Ohio materials in there.
jon Stewart is correct about the hole in the one piece, theres a name for them vugg or something cant quite remember, definately not drilled.

 

[mspsarge]

Stone axe head

This should also be part of the collection. This stone axe head was found by the same farmer on the same farm. No other stone tools to report on.

Greg

 

[NC field hunter]

Welcome.. just comenting on the hole. I've see alot of tools and points with holes like that.they are from a flaw in the stone usually from a fossil inclusion.

Right on Gator! This hole looks more like an old fossil bed. I have also seen mineral deposits, such as iron, rust out, leaving a hole.

 

[GatorBoy]