Finding Indian Artifacts in the Western North Carolina Mountains!

[@crtreasures1136]

If that were my garden I would till it after every search and wait for the rain. That area is rich in artifacts. Beautiful creek. Take care

[@HeartbreakerRelics]

Great stuff Ben! The translucent point is a sure nuff smoker! Congratulations!

[@tincuptimmetaldetecting9259]

Always enjoyable HH. Congrats on the beautiful finds! I think the purpose of that old unidentifiable one is the late night conversations over a cold one with friends. Stay safe and all the best!

[@kevinpaquette6339]

The Big Stone that you just found at the end there is a stand the statues sit anywhere from tiny to 8 10 ft tall a lot of two footers one footers 3 footers collect all the pieces and you have a nice one nice big statue

[@lesliesmaturemakeupbeauty]

Nice finds. I’m like you I love a little scraper…well I love everything I find really. Thanks for sharing your finds with us!!

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thanks Leslie! I do to. An artifact of any type or quality is still a special and unique piece of the past and worth appreciating.

[@kevinpaquette6339]

The flat side is usually the back and there's another flatter side that sits that you could stand it up it always has a stand or the bottom has a notch or the bottom is flat and the back of usually flat

[@zipshed]

As always you have yourself some real beauties there Ben! Im always amazed how well you do finding artifacts...pure history!!!

[@deo53]

Some really beautiful points. Congratulations

[@tracicomstock6525]

Such beautiful Amber agate arrow heads!!

[@normaferro8054]

Nice finds!! Sweet older point also.

[@barzellamcabee9543]

It is a Clovis point it's about 1200 to 1400 years old a amazing find

[@edwardfleming2415]

I found a quartz point just like that in the rocky broad off highway 9

[@cainbeeping8480]

I found a hatchet head the other day. Some cool finds brother thanks for sharing.

[@rysrelics]

Those points are gorgeous!! Particularly like me the translucent stem point😎

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thank you! …and thanks for watching!

[@marksexton4860]

Awsome love it congrats always fun to see what you find and learn from you take care my friend

[@normawinton6832]

Reworked or not thats a nice point! Congrats!

[@scdigger]

Nice hunt!

[@kathymoll7010]

Love seeing what you pull out of that garden spot. It makes me wonder what's in the ground that's not tilled up. 😉

[@TreasureHuntingSWPA412]

Really nice finds, Ben. I've been looking every time I'm in a plowed field but still can't spot any artifacts. One of these days I'll finally spot one.

[@dogismyco-pirate]

Very nice!

[@ClaytonCountyHistoryHound]

Some great finds. That nutting stone is so cool. Great seeing you out finding history. Wishing you all the best. Good luck, happy hunting and take care.

[@marksexton4860]

You know Ben after looking at the point cleaned up the quarts one I have found one like that years ago looks alot like that if I can find it I'll send you a picture maybe a Virginia tribe came a visiting who knows

[@OutdoorRetiree]

Awesome finds! I like the quartz material, but you are right in that it does produce a more crude point because of the way it breaks when being worked. I don't find many quartz points where I hunt. Good luck on your next hunt.

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Quartz is actually the only native material I have. The chert and occasional rhyolite have wandered their way in here from other places. I’ve seen the material you find! That black chert with the lines etched in it that you screened out was awesome looking.

[@OutdoorRetiree]

@@HistoryHoundDetecting Thanks! Kanawha Black Chert is the most common material in my area, but there is a lot of other material that comes out of Ohio and from the river cobbles too. It is amazing how far they transported and traded some of the material they used.

[@tonylarue9493]

@@OutdoorRetiree don't mean to barge in on your Congo, but noticed the kanawha black chert... I'm in the bluefield area WV... Send a link if you you tube vids or collection pics... I'd love to compare what I got

[@OutdoorRetiree]

@@tonylarue9493 If you click on my picture, it will take you to my channel and I have videos on there and I usually include good quality pictures in my videos of my finds. If that isn't what you are looking for, please let me know. I started posting videos of my finds in July. Thanks.

[@tonylarue9493]

@@OutdoorRetiree i will definitely subscribe

[@kevinpaquette6339]

That one there I have that one it's a bird with no head the stone at 11:14 missing the head

[@tonylarue9493]

Something to consider is the Patrick point.. Late archaic... Exclusively found in western NC and southwestern VA... I have a quartzite piece similar to it.... Hard to find info on them

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Is this the same point as the Patrick Henry point…cause that it early archaic. Looks a lot like a Kirk Corner Notch too. Thanks for passing along the info!

[@tonylarue9493]

@@HistoryHoundDetecting Patrick henry mentions basal grinding... No mention of it on the Patrick point both look the same

[@angelsinthearchitecture7106]

Just took a trip to western NC no points but 4 artifacts/ tools.

[@garysteven615]

Nice finds. Can I assume that every farmers field you hunt has to have water ( river, stream) nearby ? Thanks

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

That has more to do with where I live than the necessity of having water sources close to farm fields. Farmers don’t use the water from creeks or rivers for watering….we get plenty of rain. But since we do live in the mountains, the majority of farm fields are in the low lying valleys. Since water always seeks the lowest point, it usually means that the farm fields I hunt are adjacent to water…usually.

[@garysteven615]

@@HistoryHoundDetecting I was thinking more because the Native Americans needed to be near a water source. Thanks

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Oh yeah…absolutely. Every camp or village will absolutely have a water source close by.

[@iyaayas14]

I'm going to visit my grandparents in Murphy next week, any tips? There is a small creek at the bottom of their hills I have been wondering about. But, I'm more use to Florida arrowhead hunting, I know nothing about NC

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Creeks are really hard to find stuff in here in the mountains. Too much rock and heavy flowing water due to elevation change. You could get luck though so always worth a look.

[@kevinpaquette6339]

And Illinois the rocks are different are birds looks totally similar to the totally the same as the ones you're finding

[@MBeasy52]

You do your videos right.

[@HistoryHoundDetecting]

Thank you Dean!

[@kevinpaquette6339]

You're finding parts of birds all of it is or stands look bigger look at the bigger rocks they're carved too