Thursdays Trip To The Ft Ancient Site

[The Grim Reaper]

I finally found the time to hit the site and it was a really good hunt. I forgot the camera so no in situs.

I found the 2 Shell Discs, the Drill, and the Bone Awl within 20 minutes after getting there so I figured it would be a good day. The Stone Disc was just being rounded and isn't really finished but it's still a nice piece. You can see where they are squaring off the sides. The Drilled Tooth is really nice. It is bleached a bright white and has a really small hole. I also found a piece of Deer Antler that has been cut and the drilled out to be used as an Arrowpoint.

 

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[1AB Hunter]

SRV where is Fort Ancient Seems like a lot of people go there and hunt I have found some Fort Ancient points I believe in the past in Central Ky particularly the serrated triangles. Nice Finds

 

[naturegirl]

Nice variety there. the disk is interesting..

 

[JUNKYARD DOG]

man what a day you had. drill is sweet-ah its
all sweet. that holed tooth about as small a hole
as they come? Take care JYD...

 

[Treefrog]

very nice finds..
Tree

 

[ohioaxeman]

it wont stop raining here long enough to dry up a bit before it rains again! nice haul Steve!

 

[Treefrog]

hunt in the rain. Ive walked fields while it poured rain and found them being uncovered by the rain.
actually found some of the smallest one I have in the rain, saw em running down washouts.
Tree

 

[ohioaxeman]

I love walking in the rain and have found plenty in my younger days, but can only go so far with 15lbs of mud on each boot in these years!

 

[Jonzer]

Very nice.
Always look forward to seeing your finds.
Happy Hunting.

 

[flintdigger]

Those are some great artifact's congratulations on a very good hunt.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

SRV where is Fort Ancient Seems like a lot of people go there and hunt I have found some Fort Ancient points I believe in the past in Central Ky particularly the serrated triangles. Nice Finds

Thanks everyone. I appreciate the comments.

1AB Hunter, the actual Ft Ancient State Park is located on St Rt 350 just south of Oregonia Ohio in Warren county. The name is actually a misnomer though since it was originally built and used by the Hopewell Indians and then later occupied by the Ft Ancient Indians from where it derived it's name. When I was growing up in Springboro Ohio my father would take us there every summer for a picnic and some hiking. I played all over that place as a kid and all over the banks of the Little Miami River and never once found any artifacts. I found a lot of fossils though.

Here's a link to the site.

http://www.fortancient.org/

 

[Th3rty7]

Great variety of artifacts there Steve, the drilled pieces, bone, and drill are very nice.

 

[larson1951]

very cool steve
i have never found a drilled tooth before, wish i could
found a drilled claw once in my life but that's all
is that piece in image 1377 a tattoo instrument?
larson1951

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Thanks Steve. The Bone piece might possibly have been used as a Tattoo instrument. It definitely has a very sharp tip.

 

[tmodel]

have you seen a drill small enought to have drilled that tooth, if you was to have one would you post a photo of it, maybe with the tooth in the photo.. thank you! Terry

 

[larson1951]

those thin flint drills must be like the ones used to drill the hole in the end of a bone bracelet
they are so thin and delicate it is very difficult to find one that isn't broke
do you find this to be true also steve??
steve

 

[1AB Hunter]

Thanks SRV for the info on Ft Ancient. I used to drive thru the area going to Akron and Canton Ohio when I was younger working for Diebold I will have to make a trip to see this place

 

[The Grim Reaper]

those thin flint drills must be like the ones used to drill the hole in the end of a bone bracelet
they are so thin and delicate it is very difficult to find one that isn't broke
do you find this to be true also steve??
steve

Oh yeah, I find a lot of tiny, delicate Drills that are usually snapped in half or have the tips missing.

Here's a couple of pictures of some really small Drills.

 

[1AB Hunter]

Drills are some of my highly collected points I have one that is broke and it is around 4 inches long

 

[allen]

great job on recovering those relics !