My Dakotas Bone Tool Frame

[clovisoid]

I may have posted these before, but here is my frame of bone tools from the Dakotas. Mostly SD, but some from ND as well. 100% purchased, not a single personal find in this frame. I went to a couple of auctions of collections and culled these at those auctions.

The biggest tool is a scapula hoe, the smallest would be some of the fish hooks.

[Olden]

Great display of some of the more perishable tools Clovis!

[clovisoid]

Thank you!

[Sugaree]

That's an awesome display clovisoid thanks for sharing with us!

[gregszybala]

Quite a pickup, wish those could be found around here.

[clovisoid]

The soils in Northern Indiana aren't great for bone. I've got some from Southern Indiana but really only the late, late stuff survives.

[redrocks]

Nice...those are mad cool tools....I think my favorite are the fishing hooks.....that is some pretty innovative thinking by a man

[clovisoid]

Thank you!

[SDhunter]

That’s a very nice collection. Nice to see all those fishhooks together.

[clovisoid]

Thank you!

[Kentucky point]

I have become more appreciative of bone artifacts lately. Those are very cool!

[clovisoid]

I've seen some very nice bone relics come Kentucky, they are out there if you manage to find the right spot. (But I guess gold, diamonds, emeralds, etc. are also out there if you find the right spot.)

[Kentucky point]

Ha ha! True!

I think I should start a tv show. I would go across the country (and with this forums members) and go on artifact hunts. Yes, I will be getting free food, lodging and artifacts, but it will all be in the name of entertainment right? That's one way to build my collection and meet friends.

[tomclark]

Fantastic!

[clovisoid]

thank you

[Lindenmeier-Man]

I’m glad you put that collection together , it is really unique !

[clovisoid]

Thank you! BTW, I have your Lindenmeier point as one of the rotating group of pictures on my screen saver. Beautiful relic.

[Lindenmeier-Man]

That’s great !

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Joshua, That's the best collection of bone tools I've ever seen. There are a lot of different tools / utensils in there.

[clovisoid]

Thank you! Yes, I'm proud of the display. I'd bet that Archaic and Paleo groups made & used a lot of bone tools that simply aren't preserved in the archaeological record.

There are a couple of people who hunt Ft Ancient sites along the Ohio River in Southern Ohio that could put together multiple frames better than this with personal finds. I sent a note to one of them to see if he'll join here.

[11KBP]

That is one fine assemblage of bone tools Joshua.
I assume they are attributed to one or more of these three tribes …Hidatsa Mandan, and/or Arikara?

[clovisoid]

Yes, all late prehistoric/proto-historic farming groups. I ended up with one little iron point, and there were some glass beads in another frame. I was kind of surprised there wasn't more contact/historic era material.

[Tam]

Really impressive collection . When you think of the damage an antler can do .

[Kyflintguy]

That's an exceptional assortment of bone tools! Thanks for sharing!

[Jethro355]

That is soooo impressive. We never see that down here where the humidity is 98% most of the time.!!

[clovisoid]

Hoss, thanks for fixing the pictures!