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    • George D. Stout
        June 28, 2011 at 1:47 pm
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        #6829

        Here’s a few pieces from a small collection of native artifacts that my father-in-law found on his farm here in Bedford County, Pa. He found these in the 1950’s/60’s, in some fields in a creek bottom area that was used for farm fields. Not sure of all the people who lived in the area, but was probably part of the Shawnee or Tuscarora.

        This photo shows a fire drill and skinning knife.

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      • George D. Stout
          June 28, 2011 at 1:49 pm
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          #55197

          This one shows a bowl and various arrow and spear points. It’s amazing what we walk by everyday, and the history it represents.

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        • David Petersen
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            June 28, 2011 at 2:25 pm
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            #55223

            George — Your “fire drill” looks to me like an axe head, hafted for a handle. Double-duty, maybe? Such artifacts remind us that we don’t own this earth and it was not made just for us. Rather, we are merely the current audience in an endless series of passers-through. I have never found a perfect, gorgeous arrowhead in my life, like some of those in your photo. Thanks for sharing, dave

          • james gilmer
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              June 28, 2011 at 2:59 pm
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              #55256

              That’s some cool stuff you have there. i have some rancher friends who live along the little missouri river in ND. They are constantly picking super artifacts like the spear and arrows heads you have.

              Good reminder Dave, we are just visitors here.

            • FUBAR
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                July 10, 2011 at 7:48 pm
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                #12441

                Cool. Thanks for sharing

              • Mark Turton
                  July 12, 2011 at 5:11 pm
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                  #14567

                  It’s great to see things like this George I cant help but wonder who made them and how they made them, these people were masters of their crafts. Imagine being able to sit with them for a while.

                • elmerfudd
                    August 3, 2011 at 1:56 am
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                    #38901

                    Thanks for sharing George I agree with Dave I think your fire drill is a groove axe.

                  • William Warren
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                      August 3, 2011 at 2:19 am
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                      #38932

                      Hi George,
                      I think Dave is right. That my be a fire drill but it is clearly a stone axe. The exciting thing about it is that it is probably pre-historic. Thousands rather than hundreds of years old. You should have it looked at and dated.
                      Duncan

                    • rnorris
                        August 3, 2011 at 11:32 am
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                        #39377

                        Awesome. My incle has a cigar box FULL of arrow heads that he picked up on the old family farm. I’m sure with a little digging some pretty cool items could be found…..sadly the old farm is now an apartment complex.

                      • Stephen Graf
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                          August 4, 2011 at 10:43 am
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                          #40616

                          Fire Drill / Stone Ax combo. The first multi-tool. Leather-man, eat your heart out 8)

                        • rnorris
                            August 4, 2011 at 9:09 pm
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                            #41165

                            Steve Graf wrote: Fire Drill / Stone Ax combo. The first multi-tool. Leather-man, eat your heart out 8)

                            That made me laugh out loud, but it’s probably correct!!!!

                          • Bruce Smithhammer
                              August 5, 2011 at 1:58 am
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                              #41437

                              Steve Graf wrote: Fire Drill / Stone Ax combo. The first multi-tool. Leather-man, eat your heart out 8)

                              I bet if you flip it over there’s a bottle opener and hex driver on the other side. 😉

                              Cool stuff, George.

                              There’s an area where I hunt chukar in Nevada where I seem to always find points, scrapers and various worked stone bits – mostly obsidian and chert. Sometimes I get so lost in looking down at the ground when I’m walking country out there that I completely forget about why I’m supposedly there.

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