A neighbor told me of a place between the Kittitas and Yakima Valleys where local Indians made hunting camps for centuries and you can find lots of points and chips. A few years ago a wildfire burned through the area and I was not able to go looking. Usually, the area is deep in sage and cheatgrass. And rattlesnakes. Maybe this coming year will bring more fires - after all, the world is burning, roasting, braising - and I can head out and find history.
Also, I will send a photo of a nifty display of points hung at our local theater.
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ReplyDeleteI have about a dozen that I have turned up in the garden in western NC. All flint and that rock is not found in the area.
ReplyDeleteI know a guy in WNC who has/had a private collection on par with or better than the display in the Smithsonian Museum.
DeleteIf those could be shared on line the information will be extraordinarily valuable. Your friend can remain in the shadows.
DeleteSame. A commenter a little earlier said there were a few quarry spots for flint (TN and KY maybe?).
DeleteI have a hand ax I found on my own property that the local university archaeology department estimated was 6000-8000 years old.
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DeleteA neighbor told me of a place between the Kittitas and Yakima Valleys where local Indians made hunting camps for centuries and you can find lots of points and chips. A few years ago a wildfire burned through the area and I was not able to go looking. Usually, the area is deep in sage and cheatgrass. And rattlesnakes. Maybe this coming year will bring more fires - after all, the world is burning, roasting, braising - and I can head out and find history.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I will send a photo of a nifty display of points hung at our local theater.
Kentucky was an Indian battle ground. Tribes would come from great distances just to kill each other.
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