How To Identify Ancient Native American Artifacts

[@BCRBCRBCRBCRBCRBCR]

in the right person's hand, each rock would make an excellent tool for bludgeoning youtube commenters

[@captainawesome4983]

BCRBCRBCRBCRBCRBCR 😂 Brahahaha sooo cold!! But true😂🤣

[@bobs5596]

@Michayal Valder achy's don't know shyt bro. they just pretend they do and dopes believe them.

[@air2themax189]

@Michayal Valder I totally agree. People think because it fits in your hand it's an artifact. Clowns who wish they had something.

[@AX1A]

epic

[@dizzy_dez2303]

Alas! I have found my twin flame...

[@jppestana1]

William-this is a great display, although I suspect some might not be too excited about them. I have collected stone tools for about four years now. It took me awhile to understand the wide range of tools used from bone crushing tools and huge hammer stones to the smallest scraping and knapping tools. The tool kits were actually pretty large with a wide range of sizes necessary for the many necessary food/utility/tool making tasks. One thing that I see in your videos, which I think also may be difficult for some viewers to see, is how repetitive, with some variation, the manufacture/ergonomics- wear zones-design/shapes-the FEEL-of the tools are.Knowing tools really comes with field experience. Some of my favorite discovered tools were engineered to be "multi-purpose." Very clever. To do that, the maker works with the thumb/index/palm control placements so they perform more than one task.I have tools that are nearly exact to these and I am in the desert southwest. What I find interesting here is the preference the makers had for some materials for specific tools.One thing I might reply to pestleman1951 is this, and I greatly respect his expertise, I can take you to 50 high bluff campsites, not old riverbeds, and easily produce the same range/style of tools from 50-60% of them, including close variations of some shown in this video.

[@tradewinds2121]

JP. I search for these very artifacts in East Texas and the consistency in structure (I, too, have identified multi use tools as well as designs for both left hand and right hand holding positions) is remarkable. I struggle with exactly what were they grinding (maize, wheat, seeds) or what were they pecking ( pecans, acorns, hazel nuts)? Can you offer insight based off the type of tool?

[@shannontyler5271]

I have not been doing this very long but as i have just this year i have come about some quit interesting pcs that have amazed me which im sure to believe that they are real, problem is ive come upon way to many for me to believe for them all to be real of course just with what facts i have is which is what im going on then ive got a lot to no question that are real. Ive also found what i believe to be a fossilized dinosaurs head an ive researched so much that im mad at it anymore lol but still not to change my mind but yet still no proof as to be from where not enough information on them I can find but ive examined it very well and you can see the broken teeth you can see the tongue you can see where the teeth were in the gum and it looks exactly like a dinosaur head there's no doubt about it when it fell to its death an landed on the one side an thats where it rested untill I found it. Im just not sure what to do with these pcs so if anyone interested in lending a voice ID be thankful

[@tylernorton2195]

We are all on the same journey of learning as we go and all have the innate desire to seek out and find tools like this. Im in Maine and NH and there was a huge population of Natives here orignally, just across the street is a plaque because of a massacre of around 100 of them here. My grandfather had found an arrow head in the 60s and as a kid I was awe struck and always had it in The back of my mind to keep my eyes peeled for them, the first one was a spear point I found in a river by the ocean, I was spearing fish and saw it clear as crystal on the sandy bottom through my mask. The second was edge of a feild then another in a stream. Just recently I have found a stone knife and a scraper and a grinder. What u said is so true its all about the ergonomics of how it fits in ur hand and finger depressions, it just will settle in ur hand like well.... it was ment to! Also the first looks like the profile of a large bird and can be held in both directions for different applications... I tried to tell this all to my girl and shes looking at me like oh ok ya its an indian tool, right of course it is... smoke another one babe and rolls her eyes and im like hey I'm no professer of archaeology but there genuine!!! Some peoples minds dont work like ours do to be able to see details in a rock like that... If anyone wants to talk about finding stuff or wants to exchange pictures of tools we've found feel free to message me id enjoy the discussion!! Thanks and happy hunting!!

[@CARPEDIZZLE]

Awesome response, thank you!

[@Carnivore-Brent]

@@tradewinds2121 me too! I'm in DFW area. It is crazy how many places along the Trinity River basin that have what look like archaic/paleo artifacts. I've found same things you have, some pretty large. One rock weighs probably 20lbs and is pretty much diamond shaped, with the long end symmetrically coming to a point made from some super hard stone. It looks like a stone-aged version of a combo giant sledge hammer and a pick ax. It was a surface find so no clue how old it is, the context of the surrounding materials appears to be paleo. Also, it would be perfect for busting apart megafauna bones, and is too big and heavy to have been effective and efficient for the smaller game hunted by archaic people.

[@tunahelpa5433]

My opinion as to why these are common is that they are too heavy to carry. If I were travelling around and needed a tool, I would find a rock closest to what I wanted and then modify it to its intended purpose. Then, having used it, I would leave it there for others as I moved on.

[@paultrout6422]

You are right nomads bury tools and weapons for seasonal work.

[@Carnivore-Brent]

Rock on! Also, you might carry some high quality cores with you if not locally available, then refine them into what is needed on site, leaving them there for others, or in caches for later use. I've found a large mound of clay in the middle of a seasonal stream that has been eroding away and exposing the subsurface layers of a hilly area that drains into a major river. The mound looked artificial, and had various points sticking out of it in places. As I pulled a few out, I found more points underneath them. They were a mix of sizes and various types of rock, but they were consistent, symmetrical, and either fluted, stemmed or had obvious haft marks. No microblades or "arrowheads." No typical clovis points. Some really large points, scrapers, and knives. Some tools with knotches and holes. Most artifacts had faintly visible remnants of painted figures, including animals (some that are now extinct) and people. Rocks shaped like animals or profiles of human heads. All with what look like markings or etchings on the surface that look like eyes and other body parts that fit with the anthropomorphic shapes. It looked like someone piled these all up, covered them with clay to protect them, left, and never returned. Then they were buried, covered by 1,000's of years' worth of soil deposits, and recently exposed again by this seasonal stream. In the stream bed all up and down that area are similar tools, some sticking out of the banks. There are even areas BELOW sedimentary sandstone layers that have points, tools and rock art sticking out. Unless they were flipped upside down in some flood they would have to be really old to be covered in a layer that had compressed into rock. My takeaway from that was that these people did just like you said--they brought stuff in, found what they could source locally, and then left it there. It was either for later use, inability to carry, ceremonial offerings, burial offerings, or just for whoever may need it. Maybe the people all contributed to use the same tool bases at various locations because it was much more efficient. Maybe they had communal areas where various bands gathered to share the workload for toolmaking, hunting and meat processing, have ceremonies, get togethers, bbq's, etc. So it would make sense they would leave everything in those spots, especially if everyone around shared the same sense of identity, or for whatever reason, wasn't worried about them being stolen.

[@codydenniss2436]

Could this be why I find all my tools around a large rock? I call it fish rock because it looks like a fish and has a raised eye. This has changed my outlook on my finds thank you so much.

[@codydenniss2436]

@@Carnivore-Brent I love this comment as well. My very first big find was under a tree that had been up rooted from a storm. I accidentally found fossilized bee hives and tools I have yet to identify. From my observation I believe that they were eating honey. That was definitely the one that sparked the interest about those who came before.

[@Carnivore-Brent]

@@codydenniss2436 interesting about the bee hives. I'd guess honey was an important and prized delicacy for early humans. I have found lots of trees and large rocks with tools buried underneath them. It would most likely be because those are good landmarks for people to find them later on.

[@peggynulsen1365]

Are you still out there sir? Loved your channel. What the nay sayers forget is that these stone tools are not found just anywhere, but are almost always found where you already know they were there. Much more to do than make and use a projectile point in their life way. Shelter, clothing, baskets, food gathering, general manufacturing of needed items, many, or most, of which we have no idea about. I'm a Great Basin explorer and I see many many small tools at old sites where all the points are taken, but the rest is left, unapperciated or even unseen. I save them if whole, in the hope that someone in the future will understand their importance in honoring those who were here before us.

[@tjjennings5585]

Thank god he’s not. Hopefully he’s incarcerated or just fully gave up the fake artifact videos. Pick up a book this guy has no clue what he’s talking about.

[@Tr1Hard777]

I know a spot where they used a lot of basalt tools and 2 miles away they used nothing but beautiful expertly made thin points. If you flint knap you start to understand what unconventional tools look like.

[@velvetindigonight]

Hi from Devon in the UK. I've always been drawn to stones and often you find the places where they have been worked away so the hand fits perfectly. I've also found stones that fit within the fist as an inside fist knuckle support for fighting! Rarely see this type of artefact in museums though it's all arrow heads and daggers. Thank you for sharing and confirming my view of more primitive stonework. The oval blade with a big chunk out of it that fitted so comfortably beside the ball of your thurmb is a brilliant example of this and a great tool and find. I learnt a lot. Thank you Enjoy

[@GoddessStone]

William, I just want to share something with you. When I was in the Pacific Northwest, I worked at a state park in Olympia National Forest, and for years I was all over the Puget Sound area. I have the exact same stones as you, the same ones. A friend of mine is Quinault, and he took me around to different tribes, to ask if the artifacts belonged to them, I wanted to return them. One elder told me, "they are fashioned, they are tools, but they are not ours. They are from the time before. They are made for the hands, as if by clay, they are perfect. But though we used them for scrapers and hammers, they are meant to DO something, what we do not know." He said that if they fall just right, they will break in half, and sometimes there are things inside them, like pyrite. Well, I spent years polishing them, and there are the strangest writings, symbols, and colors underneath the patina. I heard they just found stone turtles in India that had compartments with crystals and metal wire inside. Do you ever feel like they found you? I never decided to collect rocks, I moved too much. One day, though. I would just get a feeling, like when you walk out of the house, and suddenly remember you are forgetting something, and stop. Then, I would see the stone, and "recognize" it. Like any modern person walking a creek bed or trail, would recognize a brick, wire...we see immediately it is something manmade, that we know. But William, it's also like finding a cell phone. I feel I have used it before, but have no real idea how it works. Weird stuff, for sure, but there ya go.

[@paultrout6422]

Read the book Grandfather by Tom Brown Jr. Your right they find you.

[@GoddessStone]

@@paultrout6422 I will check it out, thank you.

[@missdemeanor3524]

Curious how and what you use to clean the artifacts you find? I'm new to discovering stone artifacts; found one on accident a year ago and NOW I'M HOOKED! I have an incised stone (large-grained, kind of miniature gravellu loose about the size of my head that I was trying to clean with a soft brush and dish soap. What first appeared to be a layer of hard mud around the stone now seems like it may be the layer now might have scrubbed away an ancient artifact.

[@tomavilla8428]

I had a friend over and was showing her my rock collection and I always looked at my rocks as tools for grinding, cutting or pounding. This friend who came over is a masseuse. She seen my tools in a whole different way I never thought of. She took some of my stones and started pushing out knots in my back and made me think more about what they could be used for. I think we sent a lot of time working and probably came home sore just like anyone would. I think these tools could be used to push out sore muscles as well.

[@codydenniss2436]

The original multi tools

[@dowright5645]

I'm in massage therapy school now and swear I found said tools yesterday at the Palisades here in Iowa lol I left a lot of them thinking they weren't really anything of use!

[@jamesquinlin6705]

I agree my dude I have some I can reach my back perfectly and massage my back and it reaches everywhere there amazing

[@brushbros]

You and I are on exactly the same page Mr. Shira. Those who say that ANY rock can be an ergonomic tool do not ever bother to bend over to pick them up. Please view a video I have made saying essentially the same thing.

[@fannieallen6005]

You have some wonderful artifacts.

[@marcbolinger3648]

Is there any group on FB or anywhere where we can share pics of our finds??

[@AlanCheek]

I believe your "bird" stone was used to work arrow shafts. I had an Elder "Brother" (more like "Uncle") who taught me things - I saw that on table & knew what it was. He had another, sharper stone in a skin holder of sorts that tied to his thumb. After heating a shaft, he could "true" it. Sometimes he bent it while pulling, or he could shave off VERY thin bits. This reduced tension in one part, or increased in another to yield perfectly straight shafts. Despite his efforts to teach, I could not do it, but I am STILL deeply honored, a lifetime later!

[@Carnivore-Brent]

That's really cool. I've found a few of those and wondered if that was what they were for. We are losing the ancient wisdom of all who came before us. Hopefully enough people will recognize the need to preserve all that we can before it is lost forever. The keys to unlocking the wisdom of the past will often not be found until some time in the future.

[@coffeync]

Wow. Never thought of arrow shaft crafting tool! Thanks Alan C.

[@coffeync]

Notice that you have "man" handsize tools. I have small hands & tend to notice the smaller work stones.

[@pamzpamusarascalpatriot7763]

Yes, I've found smaller tools as well..surely for the women. Was told the young children had tools too. No doubt.

[@lesjones5684]

Stop lieing to yourself 😂😂

[@radialwavellite5310]

I have stopped sharing the stone tools I have collected because people's ignorant comments.I tell them people had other things to do besides make arrowheads.I have many and each type in gradient sizes.Each one fits my hand or fingers perfectly.

[@radialwavellite5310]

@@chadouellette790 I don't think most people ever read up on the history of their surroundings or listen to what the older folks say.

[@Bdbdb736]

They’re not ignorant I’m sure they’re just informing you, that you do not have artifacts, just natural stones. And you probably don’t want to hear that because you’re convinced they are

[@radialwavellite5310]

@@Bdbdb736I have done my homework, I continually read and study the artifacts and history of my state. I have compared them to the examples in the local museum's and to the ones well respected hunters have posted on their channels. Its the men who don't read with low self esteem that always say something ignorant and think the early people only made spear points. Im not young and I have studied our state history for 40 years and I live on a campsite near the river. Once I posted photos from our state museum just to prove my point and sure enough the ignorant chimed in to say they weren't artifacts and I had a big laugh.

[@jordanpaiz7646]

No don't stop! Just shut the comments off. I have some beautiful finds as well although I haven't seen any like my favorite one. So many hidden art on them as well

[@ryanescarcega6093]

Keep on keeping on William! I am in Washington state, been watching a few posts and am convinced we are on to the same discovery (definitely not geo-facts) I probably have a duplicate of everything I’ve seen you show as of now. No one wants to believe the tools are old enough to be that worn....it scares them! I wish we had a way to share funds, I’m working on proving an as of yet recognized/confirmed paleo-tool box. Keep it up man!

[@individualg8383]

Preciate you William for sharing your Native Artifacts

[@commissionertom]

Not again. Please read Pestleman’s comment carefully. Sometimes the truth hurts but your geofacts are still just that. Naturally shaped rocks. Nothing wrong with rock collecting but stop trying to educate people on what is and what isn’t an artifact.

[@belb873]

I have found something that I can't seem to get any info on. It was found by Ohio River. A huge tree fell over by river and I found actually 3 stones that had slid from under tree roots almost into river. They are smooth heavy and big enough to use as door stopper. One was brown one grey and other a pink color. I camp on river actually right beside the slack farm in Uniontown Ky. Would love to show and maybe learn what they are.

[@screamingwarhog]

Where do i go to get my artifacts analyzed?

[@charlesbabcock1530]

I find more of these things than points. You can definitely tell when they are worked.

[@wadesteele4767]

We found a perfect square made out of blue granite a few weeks ago. We left it of course but it was definitely an artifact considering the area.

[@marcbolinger3648]

I live in western Montana in a bigger city with a few large rivers, I’ve found 2/3rds of what you have in this video exactly the same, And multiple ones, In fall when the waters low they’re right there waiting to be found,

[@jasonpercy184]

Dunning Kruger explains all of these

[@rockscousteau]

Some people tend to believe this. Not 1 artifact on this screen.

[@davidparker6332]

My brain needs a shower

[@TheSIeepyhouse]

Couple atlatl hooks there. Nice finds.

[@grymm13th]

At 5:30 that is identical to some pieces I found that I believed were statues

[@wmd40]

Really good video. I found what I thought was a scraper last year. I wasn't sure but it felt so good in the hand. I imagined it could be used to scrape wood or a pelt. If also has obvious marks from being sharpened. I feel more confident now in it. First thing I ever found too

[@user-daviddog]

Nice finds and i find them in this shape to . I think native Americans would pick up river worn stones and craft them to use as tools . Crafting stones in the wild looks like this , i think and it makes cents . Most people want to see finely crafted tools. The longer it gets used the more defined it well become.. i have past by many tools like these not knowing .nice video..

[@ernestmartinez142]

Beautiful Artifacts

[@pamzpamusarascalpatriot7763]

Points (arrowheads) are nice, but like you, am much more intrigued by the tools. Its so fun to have your hand find the perfect spot for the hands. The fit is just amazing on the true pieces.

[@RetroChalet]

Thank you for your videos. I hope you continue to post them. You have helped me find lots of things. Sometimes, a rock is not just a rock. Those who cannot see should just stick to one dimensional worlds. Thank you for honoring the ancestors.

[@tradewinds2121]

Outstanding! I often find these tools much more impressive than arrowhead points...these were most likely used daily and the creation, structure, wear and tear, oils, and patina tell an incredible story.

[@annaconnelly4496]

I totally agree. I hold them in my hand with great admiration of the people that made them into art or tools.

[@RooDAwAkInG]

the hand-held hotdog sharpner and flattenner is dope! thanks William

[@alainderoulette]

Thank you so much for the educational video , love to found those utilitarian tool . I found them beautiful ! Cheers !

[@pandemicgrower4212]

The miseducation perhaps not one arftifact. Its ppl like that this that give new hunter an extremely hard time finding real artifacts

[@JohnLogan-zw8wh]

Not an artifact in the lot of them. If those are artifacts I could take my truck down to a river & get a full truck bed in no time flat

[@mikerettig4445]

Thank you so much for this video! I was digging and found a rock that looked to me like a tool, but it was several feet down so I didn't think it could be. Yet it fit PERFECTLY in my hand, with finger and thumb groove too and had a large scooping bladed side that was almost bowl shaped. I actually used it to help me dig further and it worked amazingly well. It digs and makes for easy shoveling of dirt and rocks into a bucket. It actually worked way better than the shovel I was using. Now I feel like I should probably stop using it and save it instead because it most likely really was a previously made tool that I might be ruining by using it on rocks and dirt. Thank you for the tips and insightful info on identifying these types of items.

[@bobs5596]

i found a rock that was better for digging than a trowel and easier to work with. i use it when foraging for grub worms.

[@jeremymyers2057]

I got identical peices in my collection. Exact round blade peice for sure. I disvovered 100s of arrow heads and simular hand tools digging up broken waterline under a juniper tree. I find stuff everywhere even some urban areas. Down to rock quarry landscaping fill. In driveways. Once you run into the stuff once or twice you can really get a connection with them and they pretty much start to just say hello. Another thing i love about them is i would say almost half have beautiful and very skilled portable art infused in them. The ancient people were widely talented in art and creativity. I have many pieces with primarily buffalo big horn sheep birds snakes and my favorite north american elephant. The stuff is everywhere. And thier trash can really stay together for a long time. We truely dont know maybe millions of years

[@justjessi5679]

You sound just like me. Ive found sand dollars in a spring swimming with Manatees in Fl to many of these alluring tools in Massachusetts. Im not too proud to start diggin up a persons driveway if something catches my eye. I like rocks more than I like most people tbh!

[@tylernorton2195]

@@justjessi5679 I was just gonna say that and also that u sound exactly like me! Im in NH maybe we could go hunting for tools sometime sense were so close, I have some great places by lake Winnie and also in York Maine as well! Feel free to send me a message if ur I interested. And happy hunting!

[@nhysandra]

I'm in CALIFORNIA and find the same and more, and nearly all have effigies in them as well-from human faces to owls and other birds, bears, wolves, even "elephants" (mastodons maybe?). Our laws about collecting here are quite strict and still even on privately owned lands of my friends from northern state to central San Joaquin Valley I find them everywhere. They literally come to me-or call me to them, (whichever the case may be find them.) I was at my sons house in Plumas County and with 4 ft. Of snow on the ground we dug a fire pit and 2 ft. In there was a 4" Owl stone. In the snow. Not even on the ground. Owls show up at my feet everywhere. So many repetitions there is no way it is "parodia" or whatever they say about seeing things in nature that arent really there but appear to be...I know what I am looking at and have an extensive collection. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos and add further credence to the craft of those who came before us.

[@James-ig4lt]

Thanks for posting. Very helpful

[@philiphanley586]

Thanks for the info William. I'd like to send you some photos of something I found to help me identify it. Is it possible I can do that?

[@jasonn131]

Ignore the people who say they are rocks. I'm hunting the river where there are signs of them everywhere. I have gathered hundreds of examples of tools just like yours. I'm in the middle of sorting display cases now. You are absolutely correct. In some places there are so many artifacts in every condition of wear on the river that people actually can't see them because that form is frequent. I have some very detailed pieces. Why I'm looking here in the first place. Keep on.

[@rastgoo4498]

Hi William, I've found something by the Hudson river in NJ that resembles an artifact. I was wondering if I can run it by you?

[@pammer58]

I have so many artifacts just like the ones in your video! I LOVE paleolithic tools/neolithic tools!

[@Ruggedystim]

I find so many here in Massachusetts, it starts to feel like it can't be so, but lots of things with grooves and finger grips, it's cool

[@kevinpaquette6339]

It's hard to tell what you have because everything's so broken up you're missing a lot of the stuff you know if you see where the stone is cracked you're missing the rest of it like you said it fits in your hand perfectly but that looks broke to me

[@dr.strangelove7739]

Those are beautiful pieces. Really old. Especially the artifacts that could pass as a natural rock, those tend to be the oldest.

[@truthseeker1161]

After 50 some years collecting artifacts, authenticating genuine artifacts and understanding both geology and archaeology, I have to say This guy needs a psychiatrist. Not one of these naturally occurring rocks is an artifact. In fact, these are an insult to any native American craftsman. Good grief!

[@Dougarrowhead]

I have watched several of his videos. This guy is crazy. No artifacts in any of his videos.

[@mouse9665]

@@Dougarrowhead then why do you watch? I've been looking up NAA and all he has here Are what I've been seeing I'm many different searches. Why you and Mr. Know it all☝🏼 gotta be karens🤦🏻‍♀️

[@christripptripp797]

Exactly. Anyone that takes him at his word would also classify as 100% moron.

[@afreaknamedallie1707]

​@@mouse9665then you and him are both bad at research.

[@zachnelson3555]

Yaw my name is Tuqa and I have recently become very intrigued by ancient tools used by my ancestors. I have been lucky enough to have possibly found 2 tools one being a hand stone grinder used to soften cedar bark or it was used to soften smoked salmon. The second tool I found was used as a weight for a fishing net. I found them in my fathers traditional territory of Nuxalk or bella coola British columbia on the north west coast of turtle island

[@pablo6305]

Those notchs on knife was were they tied to branch.

[@lucindagaskill4519]

Thank you for this information now I can recognize tools and not just arrowheads

[@MrThedocholiday]

Thanks for sharing this video. Appreciate it.

[@lukerigsby3797]

All the ones I find here have a pair one will be dark and one will be light colored and they kiss when you put them together I'll show you photos if you want

[@justice5931]

I found a simular looking bird tool like the one you have. It fits well in hand and would work well as a weapon.

[@justice5931]

Found in South West oregon in a creek bank.

[@jes0lis]

The time it took to smooth these tools out . the time and use they got out of them. Incredible, amazing the will and drive

[@317edb]

Glad to see you back on here. I don't understand how folks with eyes that work cannot see. Thanks.

[@skippylippy547]

I agree Ed.

[@MedicalSkillsTraining]

Ed Burns because they haven’t felt❤️

[@MedicalSkillsTraining]

They will truly fit the exact anatomy of the hand❤️

[@jimtroiano7244]

these are nothing but rocks stop making fools of yourselves

[@ThomasSmith-os4zc]

Ooooo! A large collection of Love Stones.

[@theshiv5288]

Your average goober will refer to these as geofacts however the ergonomics and obvious refinement of these tools is what proves they are artifacts.

[@jamiemorris7777]

Negative. You have a case of parìedolia. Most, if not all of those, are not artifacts. Arrowheads are indeed not the only artifacts, but you need to study up on what is.

[@justdoingitjim7095]

Even in 2018 they had cameras and phones that would focus better than that. It's like watching a video through a fogged over window.

[@marcbolinger3648]

What a stupid point, Thanks

[@SteveValentine-t9n]

Nothing you have is an artifact no matter how hard you want them to be. You are spreading false info and really need to educate yourself.

[@2012Beckster]

Thanks for this video. I'm an absolute noob and freely admit I know little but I have picked up stone pieces that I KNOW were worked and their shape was formed intentionally. If there was a division of labor - and really, why wouldn't there be? - women would form smaller tools to fit their smaller hands. So I hold the rock and actually few rocks have the feel of fitting in my hand and a functionality that I can intuit. I've actually used some of the rocks I've brought home to grind herbs and nuts and they work! They feel like they were made to fit the hand, as you've noted. There is no Great Artifact God who'll come down and point the appropriate tools vs rocks for us so we have to use our discernment. If you only have rock to work with your creativity is unlimited.

[@Dougarrowhead]

All these videos from him dont have a single artifact this guy is bat shit crazy.

[@Yawdogg]

Would you be willing to help me determine whether I have in native American artifact or not?

[@jasnjakechatham8339]

The figurine is also an effigy

[@ronison5020]

I have decades of experience with artifacts from around the world. I can say with no doubt that none of the rocks shown are actually artifacts. There are a lot of rocks that look odd, but nature has shaped them, not humans.

[@Getdownorlaydownbum]

Looks natural to me

[@bugglemagnum6213]

humans are nature

[@WVa007]

You just don't spend time looking then you would know an ancient tool or effigy when ya see one. 😊

[@reginaldwigglebottom4731]

I’ve personally never seen nature selectively wear straight, dead smooth, cylindrical grooves or polished near 90° angles.

[@dustinmoorhead1872]

There are no artifacts in this video. All natural

[@TerraDawg2]

Open your eyes

[@kimical88]

You are correct sir 👍.

[@selenedismukes8530]

great to see a video of tools vs arrowheads. wish Wm discussed various uses of the tools vs id of N.A. made id. as he showed 1 pc, it appeared awkward in his R hand, & as i pick up odd pcs that i know have been worked, i always try them for fit in my L hand (as he prob does, but could be mentioned). he did id a pc i have just found, the shaft smoother, that is just as beautiful & i am thrilled, as well as cont to affirm 2 other large collections of knives/sharpeners i have. am curious about the "bird" as to its use. - hope to see more from Wm on the unusual, working, and everyday tools that are overlooked by collectors due to not being ornate or eye-catching. thx u!

[@luckydawg7180]

Not tools geofactscreatedby water erosion not man what bs artist

[@jameswosochlo6360]

none of these things are artifacts... so many people think they find a dream artifact and it is nothing. no handles.. just river washed rock. Definitely not any artifacts. Stop trying to miss educate poor souls who want to find artifacts.

[@rangernation4538]

I have a dream artifact I've never seen one like it it's a pestle but it's a crystal semi translucent.

[@Dougarrowhead]

Yes he is crazy its hard to believe someone could be so ignorant.

[@TerraDawg2]

None are artifacts? Lol, says who?

[@matthensley3942]

I wish these videos would stop showing up on my KZbin. Just because a rock fits in your hand doesn't make it an artifact. I find native american artifacts all the time and I can tell you this is just a bunch of rocks. There are a lot of other really good videos that are legit. Your years of finding rocks aren't helping you buddy.

[@nicolebritt9094]

Hi I have some amazing artifacts...I've never seen the things I have.. Stones that are carved...need some help...thanks

[@suzannewernli-roy1075]

Many thanks for sharing your collection here. I found a bird head stone not long ago and you confirmed my initial thought that it was long ago used as a tool. So cool! I have found several other stones along the river’s strategic spots. I believe some may have been used as weights for fishing nets. Anyway,, it’s fascinating to imagine what would/could have been the many uses for all these treasures :)

[@fossilfindingfemale7777]

Thank you!! I have found so many like those ! I knew they were tools! This helped confirmed that!😊🙏

[@chasecarter1170]

Not a single artifact in this video dude. The entire video is misinformation........

[@jadua1]

Greeetins! great eye! i was wondering if there was a way to contact you about something i found in the UP of MI

[@artifactman660]

LMAO you need to gets some books and watch some videos. You are making yourself look rediculous. Those are just rocks period! You have a wild imagination. Lol

[@NomadicAdventuresEst2010]

I can't even begin to fathom what is going on here. You know some very knowledgeable and nice people commented on this video, trying to explain to the realities of real artifacts. Then you have the blind leading the blind. You need to reeducate yourselves, William and your natural rock collecting flunkies. Some times the truth hurts and doesn't always come off nice, but the fact remains the same, Truth prevails. And there is no truth in anything within this video. You might think my comment is mean, though it's really not, reality is not always nice and some people choice to deny it, if I was going to be mean, I wouldn't ask you to do some serious research and learn properly, not uneducated assumptions...

[@wazup1473]

Nomadic Adventures I love your videos. I think he's right that there's a lot of tools that would be hard to tell because they're improvised and made individually, but he is misleading his actual fanbase into believing every rock they find is an artifact.

[@desertdwellersaz5531]

Nomadic Adventures if I send you a video can you tell me if I have anything?

[@williambever3077]

Brooksy still an uneducated idiot and all his cromie money hunters. Typical doper who tweeks things up in his simple mind and them tries to pass it off as educated fact. This brooksy flake is a joke he knows nothing beyond digging in dirt . Just watch his video and if you believe he is the one to believe than you to are and idiot. Just another brain burnt tweeker.

[@thomasmcdonald5887]

William Bever you have a lot to learn about manners, values, respect and most of all ARTIFACTS. Your acting like a butt hurt two year old who isn’t getting his way. Grow up dude , when you were young no one ever said to you “ if you can’t say something nice keep your mouth shut.” It’s ok that you don’t have a huge collection, I don’t even know if you have a flake of flint but you’ll never win an argument with seasoned headhunters showing common everyday stones. Try something your good at , if that’s possible

[@Dougarrowhead]

Absolutely all of his videos are bogus. Im amazed how he rambles on about how each rock was used. This guy should have his youtube privilege revoked. I wonder what kind of job he has.

[@kimical88]

Lotta disinformation here! One word.... Pareidolia

[@bugglemagnum6213]

idiot

[@josefizquierdo6139]

Where I live, in South Texas, by the Rio Grande, you can actually find Paleo Native American artifacts and relics, if you just take a stroll around your neighborhood and look down. Many side walks are made of dirt with lots of stones. I've found some artifacts and fossils around, myself, including in my own backyard, which used to be a pond.

[@ringonor4298]

Cool looking shapes and sizes, buuut, maybe just maybe some ancient folks started working on a few and had to up and split quick leaving what ever behind, still just mainly rocks, beautiful nonetheless,...just rocks.

[@kevinpaquette6339]

In Central Illinois they carved everything rocks bones wood I found it all I have a eagle carved out of a little bone but like I said they carved everything into a bird in Central Illinois

[@mattgohlke8216]

Why do all these experts think an artifact found in a dessert in California would have the same characteristics of one found in a river in the Adirondack Mountains? The closed mindedness is mind boggling. Theres waaaay more of this stuff to be found than people think. Not all artifacts are going to have flaking marks in them depending on the environment they were found in and for how long. We dont find find animal and human shaped rocks all in one general area that just happened to be naturally occurring lol.

[@mattgohlke8216]

Not to mention they just happen to be made from the same material that was extremely popular for tools DEPENDING ON REGION

[@mattgohlke8216]

Theres people who think I found 100 stones with detailed animal depictions in them all on one property that were all naturally shaped 🤣. It's actually comical these experts think every artifact used going back tens of thousands of years is going to look like it was made, was stored at the museum, and then placed in the wild to find in the condition it was when it was made 🤣. Experts. It really is funny when you think about it.

[@ryanhagan4660]

William shira if ur ever in north Ireland give me a shout as i feel I've made some good uderstanding of some the ancients stone work think u would be surprised to see some the items I have as they seem so artistic.I find it an interesting topic. Considering so many items blend into the mud it makes them less easyer to see.I'd say there could been items from stone traded instead of money.

[@ryanhagan4660]

Good seeing other people with intrest in this type of thing.

[@cindymarasligiller2115]

Great video Thank you

[@kevinpaquette6339]

I have some real nice pictures. Some nice size statues too.

[@warrencon1]

Blunt tomahawk... I believe the word is club. And that is absolutely a club head.

[@Drhunley]

Thanks for sharing

[@mattconley9819]

Those are not artifacts

[@FlintSpall]

Obviously you live in one of many Barren areas of the world,where no NA occupation occurred,but you so badly wished it did.Geofacts are Not Artifacts.

[@joeellis4013]

FlintSpall he has points he just moves them out of the way to get to the plain old rocks. 😂

[@TurnRocks]

It’s a trap

[@deroaldosantosreis5488]

What is the name of this stone?

[@Anthonyneal1]

Hey brother I found Something interesting down on the river while walking one Saturday, and was wondering if maybe you could give a look see at it, let me know if You think it may be one of the unsung artifacts Of which you speak.

[@tylerkirksey1247]

It's like they had nothing to do but carve rocks I found a huge hoard of them. Alot of snake and eagle heads and hatchet ends.

[@paultrout6422]

This just means they were blessed with food and peace. People that had much harder life had little time to do.

[@nox7282]

A history book would benefit you.

[@KennyWatson-mu9to]

Picking up Native American artifacts in My County might land you in a Court Room. And its disrespectful to the Native American people.

[@ericschmuecker348]

Wrong William!

[@tubinreo]

Typical geofacts that can be found in any stream that contains rocks.

[@daviddavis3229]

These are plain creek rocks.

[@campland2880]

Nope. Most of those are clearly not "artifacts". . . or certainly could not be proven as such. Look like interesting, polished river rocks at best. Rocks literally were formed and eroded into all shapes and sizes. None of these seem to show indications of worked/created stone tools or effigies. . . . This is not how we identify native artifacts.

[@pamzpamusarascalpatriot7763]

You sir, are a fool. They certainly ARE . Learn something before you go judging. Don't you have anything better to do. May you find God and grow pleasant.

[@peterplotts1238]

I have found many artifacts here in Texas. It's clear to me (based on scholarly references and experience) that they have been formed by deliberate human activity. However, I get a lot of scoffing and ridicule - usually from people who have no idea what they are talking about. That can be annoying and discouraging, but I try not to let it bother me. I have learned to be careful when it comes to showing or discussing my finds.

[@raccoonresident5760]

Ps the beak of the bird would be for stripping bark of twigs for arrows etc.

[@teenyweeniegenie]

corn husker?

[@joeellis4013]

Dude please take this off I am not a troll. none of those are artifacts. I've found two peice of hard stone both axes. you look very foolish to real artifact hunters I'm not being mean it just the truth. you didn't mention anything about pecking. pecking is how they shaped things before polishing.

[@kevinpaquette6339]

Your bird's called an effigy