Awesome Artifact Hunt on a Private Permission! An Unexpected Find!

[@donaldscott7279]

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[@b.c.2230]

Nice artifacts! Been to Letchworth a few times, what a beautiful part of the state. I'm from the Syracuse area, trying to get into finding this stuff myself. It's nice to find a channel like yours and maybe pick up a few tips. Great video, take care and good luck to you

[@gerardjohnson2106]

It was super nice to receive permission from the property owner/steward. Proof that someone else was using that swath of dirt long before the present occupant. I'm betting he'll be happy to receive a token of your time spent in reverence and respect for unknown humans of the past. Thanks for sharing

[@Paleoman52]

I'm not one of those people that believe it is better to ask for forgiveness than permission. Doing the right thing is always the best choice I have found.

[@gerardjohnson2106]

@@Paleoman52 : Yes that is always the best policy. Except maybe when procuring another Wheel Horse without consulting the wife.☺ In my case it would be another rod/reel outfit.😉 Just joshing with you. In these troubled times your channel is calm in the storm. I may not comment on all of your videos but I watch every one and give a thumbs up.👍 I believe we are all fellow travelers on this rock and have responsibility to respect one another and preserve the elements that sustain us. Thanks for sharing good sir.

[@4pointerhunter]

Top Notch finds!

[@Paleoman52]

Thanks, I've been enjoying your videos of the great finds you have been making!

[@rodgerklindt3165]

Great day walkin!

[@Paleoman52]

I couldn't agree more!

[@TaylorsAuthenticTraditions]

A great adventure! Haven't heard from you in 7 months. Hope all is well and looking forward to more videos!

[@Paleoman52]

I'm doing great, I've been really busy and haven't made any videos in a while. I think about shooting some and then something else seems to get in the way. I've been making a few antler handle knives with leather sheathes. They all are sold. I've also been plowing snow with one of my Wheelhorse Tractors quite a lot lately.

[@davelink1318]

Hope you are able to hunt that farm often !

[@Paleoman52]

Me too, I don't want to over visit as I know the farmer also loves to collect the things he finds on that farm.

[@davelink1318]

Ahh, that is a dilemma, a dilemma I wish I had!!!

[@antlerzflintfinder268]

That Celt!! What Absolutely awesome find's! Totally sweet video Ken! Good on you also for giving that farmer a sweet piece of History. A nice trade for sure. 😉🙂

[@Paleoman52]

I can't wait to see the farmer again and give him that turtle I made, I'm sure he is really going to like it.

[@HelloMoto1991]

Always a joy to see an old friend doing what he loves and for a few minutes I am back home enjoying these finds with you.

[@Paleoman52]

My goal this year was to find one nice arrowhead and I have well exceeded that, so I couldn't be more grateful for the good luck I have had. Even though the years are adding up for me, I still am really active and still can do most things I did in my 20's.

[@bill3288]

Nice celt. I enjoy your videos. Makes me want to get out there.

[@Paleoman52]

Thanks, good luck out there on your next hunt!

[@peggynulsen1365]

What a great day out in a dry field. Next time may be muddy. Hope the owner likes what you found. That celt is a beautiful little thing......such great lines, so perfect for its function. Always like to see you out and posting. Warm regards from a 53er.

[@thearrowheadreapers8668]

Congrats on the new sight!!!! Celt..... Awesome 👍🏹

[@Paleoman52]

Thanks, good things to come for sure!

[@JimJr1962]

Hi Ken, great to see you out in the fields, great finds especially the celt.

[@Paleoman52]

The adze was the icing on the cake for me, so unexpected, I was just hoping to find a complete arrowhead.

[@gordonmccall5263]

Great finds! Especially the celt!!!

[@Paleoman52]

I agree!

[@dagwoodacid]

That celt is AMAZING!!

[@robertrose6368]

Hello Paleoman52 - We met about three years ago at the Letchworth Primitive Skills gathering and I have been a big fan of your flintknapping videos ever since. I really like your small Man Cave gatherings where you and the other folks show what they are making. I have been working hard at my flintknapping techniques, but will never live long enough to get as good as you and the other experts I have befriended at the various knap-ins. My father found an arrowhead while sifting the dirt in the garden many years ago and I have been told by various knowledgeable artifact people that it is either a Meadowood or a Brewerton side notch made from very high grade Onondaga flint. For many years in Erie County Pa. - I have fished; trapped; hunted; picked potatoes on my hands and knees; etc. and have never found one of my own. Guess I was looking for fish or game and not looking close enough at the dirt??

[@Paleoman52]

Hi Robert, Thanks so much for those great comments and that point your Father found sounds amazing. I hope to meet up with you again someday and thanks so much for watching! Hopefully we will have the Stone Tool Craftsman Show again sometime once all the Covid restrictions are over.

[@stonemen8799]

With all the dairy farmers disappearing the cornfields are turning into hayfields here in Pennsylvania in my area. It’s a bummer because there was a lot of great fields that you can’t pick anymore.

[@Paleoman52]

We are fortunate that our county here in Western new York State is the number one dairy county in the state, so we have lots of corn fields, but more and more farmers are using no-til methods on their land which really doesn't turn the soil over. Here is an interesting fact about my county, there are more cows than people living here, almost 2 to 1.

[@smokeeater8387]

Seems like a great spot brother. That Celt is outstanding. I hope you can make that place a regular stop👍🇺🇸

[@Paleoman52]

I don't want to wear out my welcome there, but sure would love to make a few more visits! It has been quite a while since I last found a nice adze.

[@SnyderPointMan]

nice finds , the Celt is a smoker, that place will be really good after an inch of rain, if you had about 25 more finds i would think this was SplintFalls channel, lol

[@Paleoman52]

Haha, it is hard to compete with our buddy SplintFall! He has some great sites to look on. I'm looking very forward to going back and giving that field a good look after some decent rain.

[@cricket6410]

Exciting!

[@canadan350]

What a sweet little adze, Ken! Congrats.

[@Paleoman52]

Thanks Dan, I was so surprised to walk upon that adze. I found out later from the farmer that he plowed that spot for the first time this year, so it looks like there may be so pretty nice finds in that area if this adze is any indication.

[@phrotojoe]

Totally awesome Ken.hope you get back there after the rain today.

[@Paleoman52]

This might be a one and done as the farmer has reserved this field for his personal collecting, I was thrilled to just get a look on it. He is keeping a collection of what is found there, so I gave him all the arrowheads and flint tools. He let me keep the adze which was what I really was hoping to keep.

[@NomadicAdventuresEst2010]

That's awesome seeing you get a new spot. Maybe you'll get extra lucky and won't have other footprints out there other than yours. That hard stone Adze was a day maker. Have a great weekend my friend

[@Paleoman52]

Thanks for watching Brooksy, That new spot is probably going to be a one and done as the farmer plans on hunting that spot and collecting everything found there. I gave him all the flint stuff I found and he graciously allowed me to keep the adze. I pretty much nailed down the best part of the site and the farmer told me that where I found the adze, that was the very first time he plowed up that spot. I'll be in touch with him over the summer to see what else he finds there. It is such a cool field to hunt on and is really hidden from view. It was great that he let me get a first look on there. I wish I could hit the lottery because I would try to buy that field off him, LOL!

[@danielflintknapping]

That Celt was a beautie :O I found a couple of flint axes here in Sweden and it is always special when you find one :D

[@Paleoman52]

Finding the arrowheads and tools are really fun but those hardstone tools are the prize and much harder to find. Thanks for watching!

[@PaHeadhunter]

What a great hunt!! That Celt is a beauty. Good luck on your next hunt!!

[@Paleoman52]

Thanks, That Lamoka Beveled Adze is my find of the year for me. It will be a hard one to beat, but you never know what will show up when you walk in a field that was lived on by Native Americans. I found a perfect bar Bannerstone a few years ago on a site that was hunted a lot. I think everyone just walked by it as their main concern was looking for flint, I look at all rocks when i am in the field.

[@straubdavid9]

Lamoka beveled celt/adze? It's a beauty. Love that Onondaga material. It would be cool to hunt in an area with a large concentration of it. We do have it here in central PA, in the form of cobbles, but also some older (paleo) sites, that Onondaga most likely was traded for, or they traveled long distances to obtain it themselves. A lot of our Meadowood points/caches are made of it, as well as Clovis points. Take care ... hope to see more from that field!

[@straubdavid9]

I just read the description, and I see that it is a Lamoka beveled adze .... nice!

[@kendrao9647]

Great finds Ken! 😁👍🏻

[@Paleoman52]

Thanks Kendra, it was a memorable day for sure! :)

[@jeremypassmore1427]

Awesome finds brother hard stone tools are over looked I love them all 👍

[@Paleoman52]

Thanks Jeremy, you are right, a lot of artifact hunters only have flint on their mind and they walk right by the hardstone tools. I love finding pitted hammerstones, netweights, pestles, celts and adzes more than flint tools and points.

[@anthonygambardella8014]

Wow great finds Ken! gotta love onondaga!

[@Paleoman52]

I sure do finding those Onondaga artifacts, these were pretty cool.

[@folsomblues28]

Nice finds!

[@cabelly27]

Great looking Celt with a fine bit with some points and tools! Mate you had a great day out and enjoyed your vid.

[@Paleoman52]

This was a great day with some unexpected finds! I haven't found an adze that nice in years. I gave the farmer all the flint tools and points and he allowed me to keep the adze, which I am grateful for. Good to hear from you Craig, hope all is well down under!

[@benallen7793]

Wow what a find! That Celt is fabulous and very well made. The onandoga flint (typo I’m sure) is very similar to fort Payne, like you made me aware of, and is gorgeous. Love the blues and greys. Thanks for sharing and may you have continued success pushing into new areas.

[@Paleoman52]

Thanks for watching and commenting Ben. I've been searching for artifacts since 1983, and this little adze stands out as one of my best finds. I agree, Onondaga is very similar to Fort Payne in appearance. When Onondaga is fresh and when you chip it, there is a strong oily/petroleum smell from it. We call it "Stinkrock", LOL!

[@benallen7793]

@@Paleoman52 Hahaha well that’s not a bad reward for dealing with the smell. It’s gorgeous material like I said and if you noticed the smell I’m sure they did also. They probably had a nickname very similar to yours. Supposedly they called the Cumberland valley here in middle Tennessee “the big stink” because the valley doesn’t get much wind flow and I guess the stench lingered around from hunting and living here. Thanks for getting back to me and enjoy your Sunday my friend... p.s. did you really give those artifacts to the farmer?

[@rydbergkalle]

Very nice video! Just brought back some danian flint actually, so i will do some knapping!

[@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340]

Love these videos great to watch

[@Paleoman52]

Thanks so much for watching! I really enjoy your videos too, I have been a long time subscriber to your channel.

[@coyotearrowheadhunting3083]

.Beautiful arrowheads dude, but that beveled lamoka adze is a blast. I've never seen one. Here where I hunt we only find hands, metates, scrapers. It is very rare to find another type of artifact. Greetings to my friend.

[@Paleoman52]

I love the peck and ground hardstone adzes and celts we find in my area, as they are usually made from a stone called greenstone. This stone originated on the Canadian shield and was brought here by the glaciers and was a favorite material for the natives to make these tools out of. This adze was about as perfect as it could be and a very treasured find for me.

[@FlintSpall]

Love to see bonus points come out of bone dry soil, but to find a celt/adze is real luck/I love the size also/

[@Paleoman52]

I can only imagine what that field would produce after some really good rain. The farmer told me that where I found the adze, that he plowed that area for the first time this year. I do know that he plans on plowing a little more next to it, but he will be the only one looking on there, as he is trying to keep a collection of what that site produces.

[@artifactaddiction]

Just found your channel and gave you a Sub! Great stuff there! Absolutely love that Celt. What a beauty! Very cool that you’re giving back to the landowner as well. Thanks for sharing!

[@Paleoman52]

Thanks for watching and Thanks so much for the sub, it is much appreciated. That celt was such an unexpected find and the Farmer/landowner was so gracious to allow me to keep it. I'm an honest person that believes in giving back so the thrill for me was the hunt. If you get time, check out my playlists, I try to categorize things there a little better. :) Oh and I checked out your channel and dropped you a sub also!

[@artifactaddiction]

Thank you sir! I’ll definitely check out your playlists. Best of luck!

[@Ontario_Rockhound]

Those are some killer finds! If you don't mind me asking where abouts do you look? Because I find mostly Onondaga chert points where I am at in Southern Ontario in the Niagara peninsula. I just interested to see the sphere of use of Onondaga chert.

[@Paleoman52]

I look about 50 miles South of Rochester, New York along the Genesee River.

[@Ontario_Rockhound]

@@Paleoman52 very cool, so you would be closer t0 the source of Onondaga chert.

[@Paleoman52]

@@Ontario_Rockhound Yes it is about 25 miles North of me. The escarpment where the Onondaga occurs runs West to East. There is a famous site where the Natives quarried Onondaga called Spirit (Divers) Lake near Indian Falls. It outcrops there and was heavily used for many years.

[@buffarow]

That celt appears to be Lamoka style. Would the other 2 comlete points be the same culture?

[@Paleoman52]

I would say yes that two of those points are probably Lamoka Points, although the one thin, finely worked point is not typical of those points. That was a Lamoka Beveled adze. Beautifully made hardstone tool!

[@seandalgetty5873]

Thanks for the video, man. We find a few points like that first one. Table rock/bottleneck from what I've read. Of course, we are just over the border from you in southern Ontario.

[@Paleoman52]

I was wondering what that first point I found was, and was leaning towrd a small Perkiomen, but I think you are right, tablerock/bottleneck seems more appropriate. Thanks for you comments!

[@kalimantangemstone]

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[@brysonharbaugh361]

Is anyone good at identifying arrowheads I have an amazing find and I don’t know what it is