Rusty Nail
Well-Known Member
I have access to land in Dickson County and have found many points. That said, I'm still trying to figure out what in the heck I'm doing. Lots of the points (arrow heads) are broken.
* Would those points have been broken during the making of them and then discarded by the indian. Or would they've been broken after the fact like when the ground was getting plowed?
* I always find one piece of the point, but never the other half. Leads me to think that it wasn't always me that broke it when digging. Seems like if I busted the thing, I'd find both halves in the same area. Am I correct on that?
* Since I've found so many in one general area, I'm thinking the points must've been lost or discarded while in a village or campground. Wouldn't game that was killed with the arrow head be found isolated, and not where there are many other points in the same area?
Again, having fun with it, but I got more questions than answers. As I find these things, I'm trying to figure out what might've been going on when the point was deposited in the earth.
Thanks!
* Would those points have been broken during the making of them and then discarded by the indian. Or would they've been broken after the fact like when the ground was getting plowed?
* I always find one piece of the point, but never the other half. Leads me to think that it wasn't always me that broke it when digging. Seems like if I busted the thing, I'd find both halves in the same area. Am I correct on that?
* Since I've found so many in one general area, I'm thinking the points must've been lost or discarded while in a village or campground. Wouldn't game that was killed with the arrow head be found isolated, and not where there are many other points in the same area?
Again, having fun with it, but I got more questions than answers. As I find these things, I'm trying to figure out what might've been going on when the point was deposited in the earth.
Thanks!