The creek had really rolled

[OBION]

and the gravel bars had turned over! It will make for a long post but that's a good thing! Hunted for about 4 hours. 1.5 mile stretch.

First piece would have been a monster


30 yards up and I spy this under the water. Man, that rush never gets old.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=2FQxsk7k-Ms

and 10 paces more, another big broke.



I'm going with broken Pickwick, a Benton, and a chunk


This next one will light your fire Ron! I took the shot before I picked it up because it was such a high quality lithic I knew it had to be something. With the smooth cortex on one side, color of lithic and fine edgework it is one of my favorite scrapers.

[OBION]

The last gravel bar had this little dude. Thanks for looking!



Great start for the New Year here! Wish all the same!

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Dylan, What are you calling this one?

[OBION]

I don't know Ron; I have only found paleo to archaic in this creek. I guess it would be cool if it was a Jeff or Paint Rock Valley (both transitional paleo pieces). It is ground at the base with thinning strikes.

[chase]

Shasweet finds! let the creeks rock and roll!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGaBlygm0UY

[CoachG]

Wow, great finds. Those two broke pieces are heartbreakers for sure. Worked nicely.

[Kyflintguy]

Awesome!

[2ndoldman]

WOW I can only dream of a hunt like that.

[JoshinMO]

That is a sweet benton!

[Reflector]

That is awesome.
thumbs up!!

[cgode]

Wish I had gravel bars like that! Very cool finds, congrats

[gregszybala]

Dang, the rains did you right, what a nice days finds!

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Dylan, I like all of your finds. Even that mid section is a nice one. Yes that hand held scraper is a real treasure.

[Hotrodmom]

WOW!! Great day!! Great finds!

[rixdafix]

Great day in the creek! Chunk should be an official type.

[taxidermist01]

Dylan,
That is an awesome posting. I absolutely love creek hunting. Your creek produces much more artifacts. The creek I collect from produces more fossils. Those are some really nice finds and I love the pictures as you find them just before picking them up. It makes me feel like I was there. Thanks for sharing.

[sailorjoe]

Some dandy finds you got there, the points and the scrapper. Old tool, that is. Regarding the type of the one that Ron asked you about. All things considered I would go along with your call of Paint Rock Valley. Jeffs tend to have a bit of a flared-out appearance on the corners of the base kinda like on some Daltons which I don't see on your point. You seem to find a goodly number of early Archaic to Paleo artifacts and P.R. Valley would fit in nicely with some of your other old points.

[OBION]

Thanks Joe!