Educational case

[willjo]

Haven't carried this to a show in a while but there is an upcoming show Sep. 14 and decided to carry it. It shows some things done to artifacts to fool people. The first photo is a modern re-chipped point which is hard to tell from photo and also in person. 2nd photo it in case with photo of how it was found and last photo whole case.

[tomf]

Very educational.

Thanks.

[Artifascination]

Teach it Willjo! I wish that someone would have showed me this before I made my first purchase of an “authentic point”. Unfortunately it had modern edge work all the way around the edges. Then it was soaked in oil to cover up the patina difference on the edges and sold to clueless me as a perfect G10. After learning my lesson the hard way I decided to educate myself to prevent it from happening again. The best way to learn is definitely to see the comparison difference between altered, rechipped, and modern reproductions versus authentic unaltered artifacts first hand. This knowledge could really help folks out. Thanks for the educational good post Willjo!

[Sage hen jack]

👍good tool that’ll help folks

[gregszybala]

Thanks Wiljo.

[Havenhunter]

Wish I had seen this five years ago. ☹️

[Kentucky point]

I never would have guessed those were all altered or reproduced. That will be a big eye opener at a show.

[willjo]

I made this display several years ago and it has traveled to numerous shows, but haven't had it out in a while. There is a little of all this being sold and even more deceptive points also.

[Okie1]

Easy solution don’t buy artifacts. Get out and find them yourself.

[Artifascination]

You have a point Okie but not everyone is able to find them. Sort of like getting food for supper. You can go out and hunt for fresh meat or you could go to the store and buy it. Buying it is more convenient compared to a long hunt that might turn up empty handed and ya end up going hungry. You can always shop around and have your choice of some good looking stuff that has already been set in front of ya to pick out. All ya have to do is educate yourself to know the difference between the good and the bad.

[Josie]

That's very interesting and educational. Thanks for posting

[Kyflintguy]

Good idea for an educational frame, I'm sure it will help explain some of the complexities involved with interpretting flaked stone tools. Thanks for sharing!

[sailorjoe]

Hi Johnny, An excellent teaching aid. You've made an outstanding contribution to the collecting community in your area and your post here is a fine service to new members and to folks who buy artifacts.