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Who knows artifacts? #8020858 12/14/23 05:44 PM 12/14/23 05:44 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska	Buddy found these together in a mound. Thoughts? Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Who knows artifacts? [Re: Gary Benson] #8020868 12/14/23 06:04 PM 12/14/23 06:04 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska	My buddy had a horse wreck and bumped his head on the ground.........but says he was offered 20k for the knife thingy. Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Who knows artifacts? [Re: Gary Benson] #8020875 12/14/23 06:12 PM 12/14/23 06:12 PM
Joined: Oct 2023 Ohio B bleeohio trapper
bleeohio trapper B Joined: Oct 2023 Ohio	Looks like a 3/4 groove axe and a chert blade and if he has a buyer for the blade at that price i'm gonna be rich. Other than it's size , it's not that rare of a piece but nice finds no matter what.

Re: Who knows artifacts? [Re: bleeohio] #8020885 12/14/23 06:26 PM 12/14/23 06:26 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska	Originally Posted by bleeohio Looks like a 3/4 groove axe and a chert blade and if he has a buyer for the blade at that price i'm gonna be rich. Other than it's size , it's not that rare of a piece but nice finds no matter what. That's exactly what he called them too. Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Who knows artifacts? [Re: Gary Benson] #8020906 12/14/23 06:51 PM 12/14/23 06:51 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes T Trapper7 trapper
Trapper7 trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes	That is a pretty cool find no matter what they're worth. It's not always about catching fish. That's what people who don't catch fish usually say.

Re: Who knows artifacts? [Re: Gary Benson] #8020912 12/14/23 07:00 PM 12/14/23 07:00 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Smithsburg, MD J.C. trapper
J.C. trapper Joined: Jun 2008 Smithsburg, MD	Nice find, early woodland is what I'm guessing. The location of find and pottery would be really interesting to know about. To a person ignorant of nature, his country stroll is a walk through a gallery filled with wonderful works of art with their faces turned to the wall

Re: Who knows artifacts? [Re: Gary Benson] #8020919 12/14/23 07:13 PM 12/14/23 07:13 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska	They were found along the Nemaha River. I'm sure over the past hundreds of years the natives had camps just about everywhere there was a bump above flood plain. Some "experts" supposedly said the axe is some kind of green rock that only comes from Montana and the chert like that only comes from Canada but you know how experts can be. Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Who knows artifacts? [Re: Gary Benson] #8020920 12/14/23 07:15 PM 12/14/23 07:15 PM
Joined: Sep 2010 NE M Marty B "arbitrary noob"
Marty B "arbitrary noob" M Joined: Sep 2010 NE	Originally Posted by Gary Benson My buddy had a horse wreck and bumped his head on the ground.........but says he was offered 20k for the knife thingy. Why didn't he sell it?

Re: Who knows artifacts? [Re: Gary Benson] #8020946 12/14/23 07:45 PM 12/14/23 07:45 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska	Good question. I would have! It's just a love stone... Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Who knows artifacts? [Re: Gary Benson] #8020948 12/14/23 07:45 PM 12/14/23 07:45 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska	He may be stretching the truth. Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Who knows artifacts? [Re: Gary Benson] #8020953 12/14/23 07:52 PM 12/14/23 07:52 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 MD D DaveP trapper
DaveP trapper D Joined: Jan 2007 MD	Originally Posted by Gary Benson He may be stretching the truth. Well, he DID suffer a head injury.... Either way, cool finds!

Re: Who knows artifacts? [Re: Gary Benson] #8020954 12/14/23 07:52 PM 12/14/23 07:52 PM
Joined: Jan 2017 Ks Flint Hill fur trapper
Flint Hill fur trapper Joined: Jan 2017 Ks	the granite piece is referred to as a celt.

Re: Who knows artifacts? [Re: Gary Benson] #8020956 12/14/23 07:53 PM 12/14/23 07:53 PM
Joined: Jan 2017 Ks Flint Hill fur trapper
Flint Hill fur trapper Joined: Jan 2017 Ks	the large flint appears to be a spear maybe?

Re: Who knows artifacts? [Re: Gary Benson] #8020963 12/14/23 08:01 PM 12/14/23 08:01 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida Swamp Wolf trapper
Swamp Wolf trapper Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida	20K for a damaged and crudely chipped blade/preform.... Your friend took a hard bump on his noggin... Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything! Resource Protection Service

Re: Who knows artifacts? [Re: Gary Benson] #8020979 12/14/23 08:24 PM 12/14/23 08:24 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 South Dakota T TravC "MCnasty"
TravC "MCnasty" T Joined: Mar 2007 South Dakota	Originally Posted by Gary Benson My buddy had a horse wreck and bumped his head on the ground.........but says he was offered 20k for the knife thingy. Its worth 2 bucks looks like a quarry blanc There i said it....

Re: Who knows artifacts? [Re: Gary Benson] #8021010 12/14/23 09:06 PM 12/14/23 09:06 PM
Joined: Nov 2018 GA P PSPH17 trapper
PSPH17 trapper P Joined: Nov 2018 GA	Originally Posted by Gary Benson They were found along the Nemaha River. I'm sure over the past hundreds of years the natives had camps just about everywhere there was a bump above flood plain. Some "experts" supposedly said the axe is some kind of green rock that only comes from Montana and the chert like that only comes from Canada but you know how experts can be. I know an old man that lives here that found a greenstone axe head in a local river years ago. He showed it to me and a friend. He had a few small pieces of greenstone. Said if you rub it with a piece of leather it would turn a nice green color. His collection will go to a museum when he passes. He had the most amazing collection I’ve ever seen.

Re: Who knows artifacts? [Re: Flint Hill fur] #8021069 12/14/23 10:04 PM 12/14/23 10:04 PM
Joined: May 2011 Michigan coonlove trapper
coonlove trapper Joined: May 2011 Michigan	Originally Posted by Flint Hill fur the granite piece is referred to as a celt. A Celt is an un grooved axe. "I'm the paterfamilias"

Re: Who knows artifacts? [Re: Gary Benson] #8021080 12/14/23 10:19 PM 12/14/23 10:19 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Iowa ~ADC~ The Count
~ADC~ The Count Joined: Jun 2010 Iowa	Pig castraters, early version. www.iowatrapperstalk.com

Re: Who knows artifacts? [Re: Gary Benson] #8021102 12/14/23 10:45 PM 12/14/23 10:45 PM
Joined: Sep 2010 NE M Marty B "arbitrary noob"
Marty B "arbitrary noob" M Joined: Sep 2010 NE	Originally Posted by Gary Benson Good question. I would have! It's just a love stone... Your much more refined than my uncle. His adjectives were way more colorful.

Re: Who knows artifacts? [Re: Gary Benson] #8021103 12/14/23 10:48 PM 12/14/23 10:48 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 East Texas B BTLowry trapper
BTLowry trapper B Joined: Feb 2014 East Texas	I would have sold the "blade"

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