New Finds

[tomf]

Found a couple of cool pieces.




Particularly happy with the chert blade as it's quite rare that I find anything but obsidian.

The obsidian point is a nice example of knapping.

The biface preform is brutal, ugly and pleasing to find.

[SDhunter]

No pictures Tom

[tomf]

Hope they are showing now....I got a 'topic unapproved' message. Not sure why.

[tomf]

I don't know why pics didn't post....

[tomf]

Franciscan Chert Blade

[tomf]

Nicely made obsidian point

[tomf]

Crude preform biface

[NOTCHEDNate]

Sweet finds tom! That blade and that obsidian point are freakin killer!! That blades material looks nice!! And I always love the obsidian!!

[NOTCHEDNate]

Oh ya that blades material caught my eye right away!! So awesome looking.

That obsidian point looks like it's still sharp enough to drop an elk!! Haha

[tomf]

Really surprising that I found that green piece as my eye is adjusted to look for black shiny stuff. It's a trick to keep your mind receptive to shape as well as colour and size.
Mind you my eye for the black stuff is honed to a point. That nice obsidian piece was just a little black pin-prick dot in the gravel, I gently tugged it free and was stoked to find it complete and gorgeous. It had been buried vertically with only the very tip of the distill end showing. Like a baby Excaliber!

[NOTCHEDNate]

Haha thats freakin awesome!! Makes it even more of a memorable find. The worksmanship shown on a lot of yours and others obsidian pieces are always a treat to see! I bet your heart was pounding out of your chest finding that blade!!

[SurfaceHunter]

I’m not from your area but doesn’t obsidian come in green? Nice finds

[tomf]

I believe there is green obsidian (though not around here) but I think it would have a more glassy look.

I'm calling that blade Franciscan Chert as I know there are sources not too far away and it has that waxy chert look.

It's lovely material whatever it is....

[scwalker]

Nice finds Tom

[redrocks]

Nice artifacts .. congrats. The green chert is cool...

[south fork]

The green artifact is most likely chrysoprase and the Obsidian point is upside down maybe a Willits Side Notched nice finds .

[tomf]

Thanks for the tips!

[tomf]

Just googled chrysoprase and I think it's too translucent to be the material.

Is there a reason it couldn't be chert?

[Tam]

Great finds Tom , that black lanceolate is my favorite with the fine edge work .