Posted on 09/05/2007 11:02:12 AM PDT by blam
GGG Ping.
I’m waiting for them to find Clovis Points in Tennessee or the Carolinas............
Most of the Clovis Points found are east of the Mississippi.
Thanks for the interesting post. So far none of the usual jerks have polluted this thread with their adolescent attempted humor.
I thought it was west of the Mississippi. Clovis New Mexico and all that. I have found many arrowheads in Mississippi as a kid and recently right here in Ft. Walton Beach along the bay shore. But they were not Clovis Points. A Clovis Point farther east would indicate that man had reached the Eastern shores much earlier than what was thought possible thru mere migration........
I just haven’t got started yet........
So, what’s the point? (pun)
Yup. Most people think that but, it's not true.
You called?
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(Like your tag line BTW.)
The "arrowhead" I recently (June) found appears to be a "recycled" arrow or spear point that was broken at some point and re-flaked to make into a scraper, as the pointed end is now convex. The other end has the two tangs, common among the usual arrowheads found in the Southeast.......
It's what I've read, just don't remember where.
What is the source of your information?
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Clovis Points are found in many places in North and Central America. Finds are in places in Washington state, Montana, Wyoming and of course New Mexico. They are not rare, but are highly prized by collectors all over because of their age. I have read that they are fairly common in Texas and Oklahoma mixed in with non-Clovis arrowheads which are much newer, the ones with tangs.......
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/native/prehist.htm
Dalton points and Clovis point (far right). The Clovis was used by Paleo-Indians in hunting prehistoric animals such as the Mastodon or Mammoth. After those creatures went extinct, the indians adapted their points to hunt animals like elk and deer (notice the three points on left are slightly serrated so the point would stay inside the animal. While the Dalton was thrown using a spear thrower, the Clovis was made for a spear used in thrusting into big game. St. Louis County has one of the highest densities of Clovis points found anywhere in the country, although they are still very rare. A Clovis point was found with the remains of a Mastodon in Mastodon State Park in adjacent Jefferson County, Mo. Dalton points, dating to 8500 to 7000 B.C., are believed to have been made by the direct descendants of the Clovis people. Left to Right: Dalton, off Mason Road, west St. Louis County; Dalton, Florissant, north St. Louis County; Dalton, Ellisville, west St. Louis County; Dalton, Florissant, north St. Louis County; Clovis, replica of one found near Silver Creek in Madison Co., Illinois (Pete Bostrum Collection). All the above Daltons were found by the author.
When I was a kid in north Mississippi, I would go into the fields right after spring plowing and hopefully a recent rain. The arrowheads could be seen on the plowed surface washed off by the rain. My aunt had a huge, 4” spearhead she found as a kid just as I did and a smooth grinding stone about six inches IIRC. Most of the ones I ever found were Bird Points about a half inch or less. The best places to look were fields along creeks..........
Riley, Oregon ... I’ve driven “through” there a number of times. Basically a gas station at the intersection of US20 and US395.
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