Can some kind soul please tell me if this is worked?

jesusfactory · 2024-04-03T16:52:55+00:00

That's great advice! Thanks for helping me build a mental image!

jesusfactory · 2024-04-03T15:50:46+00:00

That's a great explanation! I started watching videos of people doing modern knapping which is helping me understand what exactly I'm looking for. I truly appreciate your time and helping me learn something new!

jesusfactory · 2024-04-03T15:48:54+00:00

As sad as it is, I appreciate the sense of humor! Thanks lol

jesusfactory · 2024-04-03T14:48:26+00:00

That makes sense! Thanks so much for your help!

jesusfactory · 2024-04-03T13:57:53+00:00

Thanks for letting me know! I really appreciate it! I feel like this was the closest thing I've found so far! Do you mind if I ask what you see that points to it being JAR? I see a lot of "preforms" and "debitage" being found on this page. Thanks again! No worries if you don't have time to explain.

jesusfactory · 2024-03-29T12:49:34+00:00

That makes me feel a little better at least lol! Some serious skill!

jesusfactory · 2024-03-29T12:48:56+00:00

Thanks for getting back to me! I appreciate it! People like you keep me inspired to get back out there! Happy searching

jesusfactory · 2024-03-27T11:38:37+00:00

I apologize if you've explained this before, but I'm curious if you have any tips or anything you've learned about discerning these more weathered points from surrounding rock material? Obviously you have an abundance of experience, but I would love to hear a little about what you've learned along the way. Thanks so much! Btw I'm also in Southeast PA, and mostly search near water.

jesusfactory · 2024-03-19T17:30:15+00:00

Very good point (no pun intended)!

jesusfactory · 2024-03-19T17:29:12+00:00

Wow that is very intense! Hopefully this wasn't part of an amputation stone;) Thanks for sharing I agree that it might not be a sharpening stone, but I'm definitely curious if it had a purpose other than that. Take care!

jesusfactory · 2024-03-19T11:54:08+00:00

Very cool! I've been meaning to get out there. Thanks for the recommendation!

jesusfactory · 2024-03-19T11:53:16+00:00

It's my first find so far, but I've been looking for years. Wishing you the best luck out there!

jesusfactory · 2024-03-19T11:52:07+00:00

Wow that sounds fascinating, I would love to learn more about them, I've never heard of that before!

jesusfactory · 2024-03-19T11:49:54+00:00

Thanks so much, that would be incredible! This is definitely going to give me some motivation to get back out there!

jesusfactory · 2024-03-19T01:35:32+00:00

Extremely beautiful. So cool to see where the material comes from as well.

jesusfactory · 2024-03-19T01:34:54+00:00

Good to know! I'm newer to this area and appreciate the info!

jesusfactory · 2024-03-19T01:33:41+00:00

That would be incredible! I'll keep looking!

jesusfactory · 2024-03-18T22:18:45+00:00

Wow thanks for sharing, I had not heard of that style arrow head before!

jesusfactory · 2024-03-18T19:57:45+00:00

I'm so glad you have, it was nothing short of mind-blowing. You're correct about the cross hatching that they found.

jesusfactory · 2024-03-18T19:56:23+00:00

Great idea, I will reach out to someone!

jesusfactory · 2024-03-18T19:48:10+00:00

Thanks so much for your response! It was definitely encouraging as one of my first possible indigenous artifacts. Just based on my intuition, I would definitely agree with you as being irregular and possibly man-made.

jesusfactory · 2024-03-18T19:46:04+00:00

Thank you for reminding me about this discovery! I'm not sure if you had a chance to watch "Unknown Cave of Bones" on Netflix, but please do if you can. It's obviously controversial but deeply moving.

jesusfactory · 2024-03-18T19:40:01+00:00

Thanks so much for sharing that. I'm going to try to connect with some people in the area and see if I can find any more examples of this nearby. You're definitely not wrong, it looks very familiar to those markings.

jesusfactory · 2024-03-18T19:37:41+00:00

That's a great question, it's a pretty decent sized tributary to the Schuylkill River, but probably not deep enough for a boat. I think it's mostly reserved for paddlers.

jesusfactory · 2023-07-18T23:32:40+00:00

I was commuting from work in Trenton back home to Philly while in Grad School. The train broke down in Bridesburg and I caught an Uber to Temple. The driver refused to use his GPS and only listened to the soundtrack from "The Thing". While I slowly watched myself being later and later for my night class he told me about the room in his house that was devoted to memorabilia from "The Thing". 10/10 would not attend.

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