:usaflag: Took a Walk on The Beach!!

[Cupajo]

I have walked this stretch of beach many times since I found the last stone point there. Today I found that winds and rain had exposed normally sand covered stones back away from the water's edge maybe 50'. A two foot wide path of these stones sitting on the surface got me watching carfully for arrow-heads and maybe a hundred feet from where I found the last one last year, I spied this one.

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It's laying in the center of the exposed stones.

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A much closer view.

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A little different angle.

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These are all similar in style, but two of them are of poorer craftmanship than the others.

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The one I found today is on the right and shows much poorer flint-napping ability.

Every time I walk the beach it is with a heavy plastic leaf bag and a pair of tongs for picking up anything that needs to be in the garbage.

I watch every foot of beach for arrowheads and after perhaps a hundred or more such walks I have these four to show for my efforts.

I have removed perhaps a dump truck load of plastic, glass and aluminum cans too.

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Close inspection shows that the point is crooked and curved to one side too. (Bent in two directions!)

CJ

 

[Cupajo]

My wife suggested that perhaps it was used as a knife blade even though it is smaller than the other points.

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Of course any cutting edge it may have had is long gone!

Looking at the curved shape from different angles leads me to think she may be onto something.

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Perhaps not lousy crafts-manship at all!

Compared to the best of the other points it makes sense.

CJ

 

[Micheal_R]

I find maybe 15-25 per year... and I have a couple like that one.

I think that the stone just cracked the wrong way... but they had the time invested and used it anyway.

fair winds

Micheal

 

[George-CT]

might of smooth it up a bit. More storms coming for sure. One never knows whats under those sands.

 

[Kelley (Texas)]

n/t

 

[Kelley (Texas)]

You are doing great! Kelley (Texas)

 

[Cupajo]

All three of you gents are more knowledgeable than I when it comes to stone points.
This one is shaped more like a small knife blade so I thought maybe that is what I found.
They all seem to be of flint and two are very well crafted. It would be interesting to know how old they are.
Thanks for your replies Friends,

CJ

 

[Bayrat76]

Great find, I love to find one one the beach down here.

 

[Wayne in BC]

i just say good on ya and have no clue which is which, you experts can deal with that

 

[Cupajo]

Hi Wayne,

When it comes to knowing about arrowheads and many other things in this life I'm just a curious child.

I do find them interesting and bought a very informative book at a local used book shop called the "Book Barn" owned by a friend of mine.

There are stone points and tools shown in the book that are fantastic examples of ancient artistry in excellent shape and that sold for amazingly low prices due to being common collectibles.

Happy day to Ya,

CJ