Texas Knives

[Lone Star]

There is something about a big ol' prehistoric blade. When you find them on a dig its like a bolt of lightning hits you. I'm getting too old to dig like I did 30 years ago and boy do I miss it. Now I spend most of my time playing with the archaeology gang and whatever we find belongs to the land owner. I feel a few screen digs coming my way in the hill country before the summer gets here.

 

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[newnan man]

Those are excellent blades, thanks for sharing with us.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Nice points. That “authentication” racket is something I should have gotten in to. You would have zero liability. You’re just giving your opinion. Your “opinion” is nothing more than a guess.

 

[Lone Star]

Nice points. That “authentication” racket is something I should have gotten in to. You would have zero liability. You’re just giving your opinion. Your “opinion” is nothing more than a guess.

Yeah that's true. But if you mess up, news of that travels fast and furious. One mistake can ruin a career in creating COA's . I've seen it happen.

 

[newnan man]

There are a few "authenticators" on Ebay that would issue a COA for a cat turd. Sellers with obvious fakes use them regularly. It is very harmful to beginners that don't know any better. It is criminal to me.

 

[ToddsPoint]

There are a few "authenticators" on Ebay that would issue a COA for a cat turd. Sellers with obvious fakes use them regularly. It is very harmful to beginners that don't know any better. It is criminal to me.

You really don’t need an authenticator. If you’ve ever looked at arrowheads under a good stereo microscope, (not those computer gadgets) it’s obvious whether you’re looking at an old authentic point or a newly made one.

 

[newnan man]

You really don’t need an authenticator. If you’ve ever looked at arrowheads under a good stereo microscope, (not those computer gadgets) it’s obvious whether you’re looking at an old authentic point or a newly made one.

I've never used one but they are not expensive. What do you look for on old versus new points?

 

[ToddsPoint]

I've never used one but they are not expensive. What do you look for on old versus new points?

Mineral deposits. Old points that I looked at had literally dozens of different deposits. There’s no way someone could fake those. On the other hand, undoctored new points have zero deposits. “Doctored” points might have some sort of crud on them, an attempt at “patina”, but nothing like what Mother Nature can produce.

 

[Lone Star]

Yes, some of the modern knappers and rock artists have gotten very talented. I have seen many pieces that I would have guessed were authentic prehistoric and were actually modern.
A collector that pays a lot for an artifact generally knows his craft, and not always as well as they thought. It adds a pedigree to the artifact if it ever goes up for sale. Even if you pulled it out of the dirt yourself.