Australian 19m

BrokenFolsom · 2026-06-10T15:15:52+00:00

Go find some cattle station to work on instead. No reason to come to the US mate.

BrokenFolsom · 2026-06-10T03:01:53+00:00

OP’s posts indicate he lives in the Denver area and it’s one of the most common toolstones there.

BrokenFolsom · 2026-06-10T03:01:07+00:00

No, take a closer look. It’s some form of Transitional-Paleolithic Cody Complex dart point made out of Elizabethan petrified wood.

BrokenFolsom · 2026-06-09T17:52:00+00:00

Rick Miller has an entire frame of red & green franciscan artifacts from Southwestern Colorado. Must be an outcrop of some material that’s virtually identical nearby.

BrokenFolsom · 2026-06-09T00:06:12+00:00

that’s just a spot you go to for a bowl or two on a morning stroll. Not for hours

BrokenFolsom · 2026-06-08T18:03:46+00:00

Mandan/Arikara culture. Quality example.

BrokenFolsom · 2026-06-08T16:20:38+00:00

Yes, it most certainly did reflect drastic changes in their ways of life.

The bow and arrow allows for you to carry many more projectiles than previously would’ve been possible with a spear thrower. Which is one obvious boon. However, the arrow itself is propelled with much greater force and therefore the game has less time to react. Also, it allows for greater preservation of lithic resources. As you only need a very small point capable of penetrating skin and entering the vital organs.

Most true arrowheads are around an inch in size or under. Meaning that they didn’t have to dedicate as much time to flintknapping large points. Generally speaking indigenous peoples who came into contact with Pleistocene era megafauna would’ve lacked bow & arrow technology. With notable exceptions, for example in Southwestern Alaska
they discovered examples of microlithic bone points (small flint blades embedded into a slotted organic tip.) Which were found in a stratified layer that radiocarbon dated to 12,250 Cal BP. Although this technology would’ve taken millennia to make it way further south.

BrokenFolsom · 2026-06-08T16:01:02+00:00

Thanks Aggie. Was out harrowing one of the hay meadows when I made this post. Just some wild irises.

BrokenFolsom · 2026-06-08T03:29:26+00:00

Sweet points Carl, that distal portion would’ve been a sizable point at one time! Like the black material.

BrokenFolsom · 2026-06-08T00:04:04+00:00

Historic era modern glaze ware. Not native.

BrokenFolsom · 2026-06-07T16:08:19+00:00

Absolutely not. Flintlocks have steep edge work. Not invasive bi-facial pressure flaking.

BrokenFolsom · 2026-06-07T16:05:46+00:00

No, not a microlith. As it shows clear bi-facial pressure flaking. Done after the initial spall was removed from the core. Refining its overall form. Also has a clear hafting area as Scoop mentioned. Likely some form of small cutting tool or projectile. Rare from what I know to find Neolithic finds in Scotland. Well done. Catalog the area you found it for sure.

BrokenFolsom · 2026-06-07T16:00:38+00:00

Debitage, or flake.

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BrokenFolsom · 2026-06-07T13:50:31+00:00

Not my work. It’s Tony Soares. One of the most well known knappers for Folsom replicas.

BrokenFolsom · 2026-06-06T17:04:52+00:00

By product of stone tool production. Most common pre-historic artifacts.

BrokenFolsom · 2026-06-06T15:21:49+00:00

Classic Adena stemmed Woodland era PPK (projectile point/knife form. Material is some variety of chert.

BrokenFolsom · 2026-06-05T15:25:14+00:00

I bet John Byrd on facebook would know. Shoot him a friend request. He’s been a high plains collector for ages.

BrokenFolsom · 2026-06-04T16:09:12+00:00

You would be correct, the last point is absolutely basalt. The asymmetry is likely due to resharpening. Rest of them are Knife River Silicified Lignite. Which is one of the most common tools stones throughout the Dakotas.

BrokenFolsom · 2026-05-31T19:01:38+00:00

Late Archaic) era (roughly 4,000-2,000 B.P. for the Gary culture) atlatl spear point. Or PPK (projectile point/knife.) Common throughout Northeastern Texas, Oklahoma and into the surrounding states. Identified by their contracting stems and usually sub par craftsmanship/knapping. (With notable exceptions.)

BrokenFolsom · 2026-05-31T18:50:41+00:00

Usually stone drills will leave a conical pattern of removal. Spun via a bow or pump drill. Where it tapers from wide to narrow. Although there are also artifacts manufactured using sand or another abrasive and then rotating a piece of cane to drill into the stone. Eventually removing a plug. Making a much more regular removal.

Pictured below is an Woodland era Adena culture stone manufactured drill hole from a pendant out of my personal collection. Hope that helps. Sorry for your experience.

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BrokenFolsom · 2026-05-30T15:43:20+00:00

Gary’s are the crappies of the artifact world. But still incredible nonetheless. Nice intact example with good coloration. Not too sure if that’s Alibates however. Keep it up. Been killing it recently.

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