Hidden Springs Camp

[south fork]

Yesterday

My son Seth said he was going metal detecting in this heat around 90 . What the heck I'll follow you down maybe I can find a point ended up we both found a point . Great day on the place even with the hot weather I ended up with a Mano a piece of soapstone with a drilled hole and a old Basalt point . And my son walks up and digs a little hole about ten feet from where I was screening and finds a little side notched of obsidian . Our place N. California foothills .

[Granby68]

Can't complain about days like that, nice finds!

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Dennis, I love that Basalt Point! The Ancients sure were good flintknappers.

[gregszybala]

Good day!

[SDhunter]

Nice artifacts Dennis

[Hal Gorges]

Nice artifacts and good times...

[UpNorth]

Nice finds, your soapstone looks a lot like catlinite I find in Minnesota. Also never seen a basalt point.... nice California stuff!👍

[south fork]

The Basalt point is most likely a McGillivray Cluster Point or Martis Cluster they both have wide C shaped notches . The little Obsidian point is a Delta Side Notched they did not waste obsidian we only find tiny waste flakes . The Obsidian was traded in nearest source is the coast range I think ? This camp is unlike other nearby locations it sits at the bottom of a hill with no long range view . But is right on an old trail to the south fork of the American river that had large salmon runs in the old days before the dams .

[paohrocks]

Nice finds!

[Glacial Pebble]

Great day out, soapstone piece is intriguing. Glad you both found nice points too!

[Jethro355]

Both of those littles are really cool. 👍

[antmike915]

👍

[Pointblank]

You had a pretty artifact nice day Dennis. It would be interesting to see where the Obsidian was sourced from.....the Coast range or over on the East side? I've had some pieces sourced with one point sourced from 300 miles away.

[south fork]

Looks like its everywhere except my area .http://www.sourcecatalog.com/ca/s_ca.html

[smbore]

Nice day out for you guy's

[south fork]

This Drill came out this evening while my son was digging a target with the metal detector . I posted his other finds on the metal detecting forum .