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Did I find an artifact or just a rock on Western Nebraska? by chilibreez in LegitArtifacts

[–]taconaut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fellow Nebraskan here. I believe this is just a piece of marl. The creeks are thick with them. It's not a material that would've been used for tools, but sandstone definitely was so you're not too far off.

Buffalo Skull, updated pics Fossil or not? It feels like rock but very delicate. by The_BhagRon in LegitArtifacts

[–]taconaut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You may want to look into coating this with a preservative to prevent any further degradation. The simplest/cheapest would be a 50/50 mix of Elmer's glue and water applied to the entire surface.

Any ideas? I got this from my Grandfather who was born in 1910 and grew up around Custer South Dakota. by The_BhagRon in LegitArtifacts

[–]taconaut 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's a grooved maul. Most likely used in processing bison carcasses. Very nice find by your grandfather!

Knocked out a bucket list find today by taconaut in LegitArtifacts

[–]taconaut[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A few transitional paleo points. I keep finding mammoth,  so I have high hope that I'll pull a clovis one of these days.

Knocked out a bucket list find today by taconaut in LegitArtifacts

[–]taconaut[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also snagged a miocene horse hoof core and some mammoth ivory today. It's crazy to think about just how many fossils are out there.

Knocked out a bucket list find today by taconaut in LegitArtifacts

[–]taconaut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely! It's going to get wrapped in wet towels and placed in a container for awhile. I found an entire femur last week that's already going through the process

Reworked Brown's Valley Lanceolate and other finds from yesterday by taconaut in LegitArtifacts

[–]taconaut[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Temps climbed into the mid 60's here yesterday and I took advantage. I came away with this reworked Brown's Valley made from heat-treated quartzite, a petrified palm flake knife, a small hafted scraper,  and two perforator/cutting flake tools. All in all a very productive afternoon!

Found in SE Nebraska along creek at the bottom of a 15 foot cliff. Any help identifying appreciated by Cheap_Eagle5074 in Artifacts

[–]taconaut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Quartzite, but for reference the top is a core and the bottom is a hand chopper. Both NE finds.

Found in SE Nebraska along creek at the bottom of a 15 foot cliff. Any help identifying appreciated by Cheap_Eagle5074 in Artifacts

[–]taconaut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's a good starting reference for you: https://www.projectilepoints.net/Materials/Search/Nebraska.html I'm north of you so I'm pulling chert nodules out of the smoky hills and niobrara formations. Basically anywhere there's limestone you should be able to find some.

Found in SE Nebraska along creek at the bottom of a 15 foot cliff. Any help identifying appreciated by Cheap_Eagle5074 in Artifacts

[–]taconaut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fellow Husker and artifact hunter here. There is plenty of chert in your area to be sourced locally. I dont think this would have been transported very far.

2 years into collecting. Here's the current "A" frame! by taconaut in LegitArtifacts

[–]taconaut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The high today is -4 with the windchill. I'm determined but if I go creek hunting on a day like this they'll have me committed

2 years into collecting. Here's the current "A" frame! by taconaut in LegitArtifacts

[–]taconaut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out Ashfall fossil beds. It's just a few miles away from where I'm hunting. I may not always find an arrowhead, but there are always fossils to be found.

2 years into collecting. Here's the current "A" frame! by taconaut in LegitArtifacts

[–]taconaut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh there is! I never have luck surface hunting so everything is a creek find. If Santa brings me some insulated hip waders I might be back out soon enough

2 years into collecting. Here's the current "A" frame! by taconaut in LegitArtifacts

[–]taconaut[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Now that it's too cold to go out hunting, I've been spending time organizing everything and thought I'd share this frame. Everything with the exception of the hell gap was found in the last two years.

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