Arrowheads everywhere. We covered the entire tailgate with artifacts

[@Aengus42]

At 05:12 I think that's an arrow shaft smoother. Once you've used the hot coals to straighten your stick you're left with a lumpy, out of round, drag inducing terrible shaft. But with that shaped piece of sandstone you can run it up & down your shaft (Stop giggling at the back!) to make it smooth enough for flight. Edit: Test it out. See if it still works!

[@DiamondJimBob]

I agree. I believe yours is broken and was probably larger originally. Once upon a time I found one that was also made of sandstone and had three different grooves for straightening arrow shafts. It's a great find that you don't come across very often. Congrats.

[@marvmattison5248]

At 5:10 that's a shaft straightener, and sandstone was the best type mat'l for that type tool of course. Not 100 percent but I think it's a shaft smoother to remove the knots and nubs and all that.

[@sherriward8766]

I found a 50 acre camp along the Alcove river. There were 3 large hills , " mounds" involved. There was tools and points etc... Everywhere. It was clear cut and then pulverized for farm planting. The owner let me save what I could as it was cleared and plowed. Years of working the ground with machines have taken its toll. Anyway.... The lay out of the land and materials look just like what you guys have there. Congrats on a great find. Enjoy Thanks for sharing.

[@kalithechamp1412]

Amazing story! Do you know how I could get started in this field. I’d love to learn how to do this. As a kid I’ve always been curious as to what’s under my bacyard

[@chrissettles4127]

Mounds are illegal to dig . It's been federal law since the 30s

[@chrissettles4127]

It's illegal to dig native sites if there is more than a couple artifacts . It's called desecration of native American sites .even on private property. Only legal places are rives and creeks . It's same amount of time as Messing with a bald eagle.

[@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340]

great video enjoyed seeing the finds 😊

[@brucewinborn4563]

Nice video! Enjoyed watching! Thanks for sharing!👍🏻😁🇺🇸

[@martinmarsola6477]

Fabulous fields you guys detect and hunt on. Amazing finds. Always an interesting tour with you. See you all on the next! 🙂🇺🇸👍

[@joemiller8965]

Awesome looking artifacts Zach and Jason! Y’all’s first picks were the ones that caught my eye at first too. Thanks for sharing.

[@idigdaytona4478]

Great finds . Hope you get feeling better soon !

[@diggingnashvegas]

The sand stone piece could be a shaft straightener..

[@dananderson128]

Great finds! And great video. So nice to see all of the finds spread out and to see your individual choices.

[@txbuff18]

Not 100% but i think its an arrow/spear/atlatl shaft straightener or carving tool. Take tree branch and slide it through to trim off Uneven sides

[@thegeorgiacreekwalker491]

Heck of an variety of artifacts y’all have pulled out of there, variety of Beautiful material as well, I’m only one county over but the variety of material y’all got up that way is much more plentiful, Killer Finds, Congratulations, GL&HH!!!

[@i.forget]

13:38 I collect these all the time down at my hunting creek, that is a catfish barb from one of their fins. You guys got one hell of a great haul from that one spot, holy cow!

[@chrisweiss6363]

Could it have been used to smooth out arrows

[@ThePsychicStylist]

My biggest childhood loss was a coffeecan of arrowheads from the hill behind us in Iowa when we moved. I keep praying they'll show up somewhere. I have a connection to Native peoples.

[@eastkentuckyexplorer5448]

Both of y’all’s first picks would have been my first picks. I picked those two out from the slow pan. Great job guys, you are burning them up.

[@fredellingsen5973]

Just awesome guy's!

[@MultiSkippy101]

Great channel. Really like your videos. I agree with some other comments that the strange rock looks like some kind of shaft smoother. It looks like a perfect diameter for that

[@piratepete842]

The tan serrated rascal in the top row would be my first pick

[@lindagreen1105]

I just love the last one you dug all in pink. So pretty.

[@Maxbps88]

That is awesome. My family has some land on a hill in Northern Kentucky that is about to be sold. I wish I could/would have done more Indian artifact and metal detecting on the property. My great-great aunt lived on the property in a house build around 1957. I'd love to see what is there.

[@indianasmith8152]

Impressive haul!!!

[@keithrussell1999]

Jason’s first pick was mine also ,good point

[@chrisexplores619]

Maybe a bow straightner or a grip of sorts to hold a fire spindle, coals, maybe held with the foot, between big toe

[@rockymountaindad]

That thing with the fork and the place to put your thumb, is probably what they used to sand their arrows with

[@WildCards1]

Fun times love finding camps.

[@scaredsilly1st]

How do you find these old areas to dig.

[@birdpole8273]

The item in question is definitely not natural. It is Bark scrapper/ arrow straightener

[@Avoided_room]

How does the digging process work I've done surface hunting but never understand how to find a good spot to dig or how deep to dig even

[@Avoided_room]

I've found Nutting stones some with paint stuck in the holes still and grinding stones but very few arrowheads that are complete

[@ronaldflockhart5485]

The tool would smooth arrow shafts.

[@TennesseeRocks]

Those are some great finds guys. Perfect location and out of the flood plain. I think I see now why you call it copena mountain. You all sure do find a lot of dark material. Is that from being heat treated or is that just the type of material of the rock? Thanks again for sharing all of your finds and good luck on your next hunt!

[@volrising6984]

Just subbed notifications on, I live in Citico, TN I know for a fact there was settlements here and I know where to look and what to listen for but everything is red clay should I start looking in the clay or find a new spot. I can’t do to much because everything is protected.

[@theendtimescityhomesteader2552]

Looks like a arrow groove tool....looks like an early woodland to late archaic site.

[@mikestanners23]

Great saves y'all!! I would call that pink one a Shoals Creek instead of an Adena. It fits the description better. Congrats and good luck!

[@kalithechamp1412]

The 5th one on the first row, the small blac triangle with like the white marble stripe …. That’s my baby 🥰🥰🥰

[@maryhelsley4835]

Some time can you show the in side of the hole you are digging in and show how you do it

[@keeganyost8123]

What kind of land do you hunt? Private property?

[@Buddystemz]

That spike lookin bone was from a catfish. Carp have similar ones but weren’t introduced until way later than what you’re findin.

[@dalesmithies9051]

Some of the finds were exquisite,the translucent ones are just beautiful.Ta for sharing.Watching from north west England

[@PolyGrip]

The y stone could be a firedrill stick stablizer..

[@peterwaksman9179]

Middle row, 4th from the left - the reddish "needle". Wow for the whole collection.

[@CarolinaBassHunter]

Maybe that mystery piece has something to do with arrow making? It looked like an arrow would fit right in that curved space. 🤷‍♂️

[@volrising6984]

13:35 I think it could be a spear made out of a gar jaw for the natural barbs.

[@b2bogster]

Looks like you could us it to sand down arrow shafts. That's what I'd do.

[@thepeopledownriver9948]

Congrats guys, that will be a few nice cases of artifacts

[@wb6568]

Maybe the mystery stone was used to scrape the arrow shaft.

[@jerrygallagher1353]

Could it be a shaft straitener?

[@samharper4289]

Well done fellas! Y'all get well now! Onward! 👉

[@Bodyman408]

I'm thinking that would be an arrow shaft sander/straightener. It looks like a tool for sure, and that U shape cutout in it would be about the right size.

[@jimbusmaximus4624]

That looked too smooth and purposeful to me, that definitely looked man made. I bet you're right!

[@deansmith5301]

fordman138 I'm about 99% positive you are correct. That is definitely a shaft straightener. Nice finds y'all!! You're on a killer spot that was without a doubt a fairly large permanent settlement. So much fun to find these kinds of locations! Keep up the good work fellas!!

[@benjaminshaw9254]

As far as the holes go top row 6 from the left. However I would be proud to display them all

[@buckypayne3120]

It looks like it may have been a shaft scraper

[@lumpylumpy3931]

Anywhere’s there’s water and high ground you’ll find sign

[@smokeeater8387]

Killer finds brothers! I would have a very hard time with the first pick. The sock with a finger hold I would say was certainly a tool for something and the bone section at the end is almost no doubt a catfish spine, the one that always stabs the crap out of your hand. Can’t wait to see more👍🇺🇸

[@smokeeater8387]

*rock, not sock😖

[@thegeorgiacreekwalker491]

Yeah that one piece looks like some type of abrading stone to me, I found a similar piece not far away in a gravel bar in the same river while I was striper fishing years ago!!

[@smokeeater8387]

@@thegeorgiacreekwalker491 Agreed, especially considering they found it among a pile of artifacts. 👍🇺🇸

[@ericbenskin8523]

I woulda made the same first pick! And thanks for the tips on probing, my buddy and I are about to start at our spot!

[@ZachByrd]

Good luck!

[@clemhollingsworth9885]

My first pick was the knife that wound up being J-man's first pick, although I'll have to say that I had my eye on the black knife, second! Many worthy picks in this collection - many - but I would have to go with that large core due to its primitive look. I am amazed at the development in technology and skill represented by the difference in those two. Some have said that a bad day at the beach is better than a good day at work. Well, I'd have to add that a bad day digging is better than a good day at work! Thanks for the upload!

[@kadenrainerbrown7052]

If tht sandstone the mystery item it could be wht it looks To be is either a Firestarter or a thrower idk wht its call but its a lead to a long stick for throwing with a more leverage or accuracy whatever it was it got broke, but to say this was used then dropped wow

[@historylooker7]

Daggone killers, y'all !! 💥

[@pastmasters9591]

The curved notch could be a graver. Used to scrape bark off of arrow shafts? Maybe?

[@johnwatson6632]

You can dig anywhere in that field are on that land and find artifacts because that was an indian villiage.

[@paulabonin3637]

I love your last name. I’m a Watson too.

[@paulabonin3637]

I love your last name. I’m a Watson too.

[@johnwatson6632]

@@paulabonin3637 If u dont mind me asking where are you from

[@paulabonin3637]

@@johnwatson6632 I live in NE Texas but I only moved here 6 years ago. I grew up in south Louisiana but my father was from the Little Rock Arkansas area, Benton to be exact.

[@johnwatson6632]

@@paulabonin3637 Im from Georgia!

[@ardell5127]

Arrow hafting tool or hafter

[@leesass3602]

smoothing arrow shafts, sandstone is perfect.

[@LowTideLowLife]

Oldest one you got bud?

[@karencooper6634]

Are you on a "dig" or just on your own? Is that even legal?

[@catdogky]

It's legal if you're digging on private property that 1. belongs to you, or 2. is owned by another person and you have that person's permission to dig. In Kentucky, we are supposed to also inform the state archeologist about the site but I don't know what percentage of people actually do that. Probably a low percentage I would think.

[@francisschweitzer8431]

5:13. Not natural. You found the thumb groove. It was probably used for making shafts…

[@gillessibilleau8461]

Would it be scraper for arrow shafts?

[@dsj8838]

Spoke shave maybe to straighten shafts.

[@theendtimescityhomesteader2552]

Was trying to think of the correct name...that's it.

[@aliasfred]

Arrow scraper to make shafts straighter.

[@mariasales3622]

Nice to see . Thanks for sharing! Oh, it would be nice if you'd shave your face. We'd like to see your face more clearer. 😁 God bless!

[@tristandavis8007]

What is the best way to find out what a rock is I found?

[@glwnnworley44]

Ya'll need to quit with this sh*t. I'm about to quit my union crane operator gig to go to my place in lower Alabama and dig for the rest of my years........you're killing me smalls!!!!!!! That one funky piece......maybe a (draw knife) type tool for shaving arrow shafts to symmetry?

[@stevenallen2530]

Or it could be used when the shaft of an arrow is heated the item could be used as a straightener tool for fine tuning. Just a guess. Nice finds.

[@daveparnell3886]

Naw that's not natural,I think it's an arrow shaft smoother or straightener.

[@donteoklahoma7220]

What Indians were they? How do you know where to dig?

[@chrissettles4127]

I know someone who had to track down all the native Americans relics from the videos . They went to all the buyer and had to return all of it . This video is proof of illegally digging and obtaining native artifacts. They declared his private property now a protected native site. He is still doing federal time . Been in for years.

[@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340]

great video enjoyed seeing the finds 😊

[@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340]

great video enjoyed seeing the finds 😊