Argillite spearheads or knifes???

[HBird]

Finally got out of work at a decent time so I took off to my new dig site for a couple hours. Found these two about 2-1/2 feet down in the sand right on top of each other

[Mailman]

The elusive "double". I'm jelly.

[Mattern]

Hi Hbird, What you found is a cache. Whenever you dig 2 or more points together you have a cache. What I see looks like the last stage preforms. Nice find. Kim

[Hal Gorges]

You got the luck, Bird, it’s hard to find two of anything...nice ones

[Artifascination]

I would say preforms also but if they have secondary flaking they would be knives. One thing for sure it is an outstanding cache find! Congrats!

[HBird]

The problem with Argillite is it is so soft it wears down very easily naturally so it’s hard to say if there was any secondary flaking. The material is so soft it was starting to breakdown in my hands as I washed it

[CMD]

Yeah, if it’s Lockatong Argillite, we find it often as well, and it deteriorates rapidly, apparently.

[smbore]

Great finds good way ta end a day.

[redrocks]

Good going congrats!

[SurfaceHunter]

Must be nice to dig and find. The soil here is red clay I hate to even try and dig a hole just to plant a bush. Glad you found a couple

[HBird]

I just started trying my luck out with digging this summer. I don’t know how I keep getting so damn lucky finding stuff. It’s not like I have a excavator and a screening plant. Most of the time all I have is a shovel, a small 3 prong handheld garden rake and gloves.You do really well finding them in the water so you are obviously in the right creek now you just gotta get up on the sandy high ground and commence digging

[SurfaceHunter]

Thanks I actually found one today not the best shape but I will take it

[HBird]

I got back to the dig site but got poured on after about 20 minutes. I did find a couple possible scrapers

[antmike915]

Nice finds 👌

[paohrocks]

Nice digging

[pkfrey]

Hbird, Not quite Petales blades, but a good start to finding more. Possibly a much large cache lies buried there. keep digging!!

[kayakaddict]

Nice finds. Might be Morrow Mtn type. Like was already mentioned, argillite rarely holds it's fine work after years. Those are large size! And probably mid to late Archaic period. Thanks for sharing.