What the local archeologist told me today at the museum

[NCPeaches]

I took my entire box of shards, tools and points to let the archeologist of the Joara site identify. He was interested to know where I had found them since they had not done any research in my area of the county and said what I have there is very rare, but I knew that lol. I was right about having several time periods. The pottery shards date from late archaic to mississippian and that I wasn't sure about. You guys had it on the money with Savannah River on the first pic. He said pic 2 is not a guilford but much older due to what he saw of the base, part of it is broken. Pic 3 he said is early archaic but not sure what it was since it didn't have a base. Pic 4 was something at one time but re-purposed into a tool, maybe. I showed him some other small ones that were broken and he said they were definitely worked.

Anyway, he has my number and address and is going to come out and tell me what he thinks about the area in the future. I'm so glad I went to the museum today for that event, well worth it.

 

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[HeavyFletch]

Sounds like you gained some knowledge and had a good time. Will be interesting when you hear from him

 

[geturdug]

Will be interesting to see what he says about the area around there. Maybe he can tell you if there is some gold in the area.

 

[old digger]

From my personal experience and distrust with most archeologists I personally would not give them too much personal information. Just ask for general information and that would be all. I would also never give an exact location of my findings. JMHO!

 

[NCPeaches]

From my personal experience and distrust with most archeologists I personally would not give them too much personal information. Just ask for general information and that would be all. I would also never give an exact location of my findings. JMHO!

Pretty sure he would get frustrated pretty quick since I don't see how we would figure out exactly where it's coming out of the creek and that thinking he might like it where it's easier to find. He don't strike me as a creek walker and the Joara site he's working right now is an easy dig. I did like the info he did give me though and it's what I was needing to clarify some thoughts on my "site".

 

[SCrocks]

Always good to talk with as many archeologist and collectors as possible to get there different opinions. Did he say what the point type was that he was not calling a Guilford? I can't see it being anything other then a Guilford strait base or yuma base. JMO -Just curious and keep up the hunt.

 

[NCPeaches]

Always good to talk with as many archeologist and collectors as possible to get there different opinions. Did he say what the point type was that he was not calling a Guilford? I can't see it being anything other then a Guilford strait base or yuma base. JMO -Just curious and keep up the hunt.

No he just said it is hard to tell without the base but from what he saw he felt it's older than archaic. That was the one I really wanted to know about too. Here is link to papers on the Joara site Papers Published on the Berry Site his name is David Moore. I really don't know much about his experience in the field.

 

[rock]

Very interesting and Im glad you got some info on your finds. Keep us informed on it.

 

[monsterrack]

With arches it is best to listen and you will learn and if you inflate there ego ,you will get more info than you can imagine. But beware some of them will try the same game on you, not all of them are the big bad wolf, but some are. I stay in touch and deal with them all the time, like the old saying keep your friends close and your enemies closer.