I think I might have found a copper arrow point. It was found on private land near a lake on some high wooded ground. It was about 5-6" down in soft sandy dirt. Fortunately I did not damage it. I have looked at some pictures and found a few that look similar. The land I am hunting is in South Central Minnesota not far from known indian rendezvous area. Any experts out there?
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I did a little research when I found mine. Also had a few knowledgeable friends take a look. Yours does look copper culture, and is probably the oldest thing you will ever find. My point is four to six thousand years old.
Let us know what you find out.
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Posted by: flinthunter Date: March 19, 2012 08:56AM
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Hard to tell from a picture but its very possible that you do have an arrow point made from copper. Is there float copper in your area? If so you might want to detect some of the wooded areas, lake shores, and similar places that are not usually hunted by people with detectors. You might be surprised at how many Copper Culture tools are waiting to be found. Its rare but we have found the occasional Copper Culture tool as far south as South Central Illinois and that is a few hundred miles from the copper source. It is advisable to hunt private property until you are sure of the state laws concerning metal detecting or hunting artifacts on state owned or public property. Congrats on your find.
It certainly looks like a copper point. I belong to our local archeological chapter in Crawford County Illinois and we have excavated small native copper pieces this far south. There was quite a trading network at one time. Congratulations...
Flinthunter...I do not believe there is any float copper in this area. There is a confirmed ancient flint mine about 20 miles from where I found the copper. There have been flint arrow heads from this mine found in S. Dakota and Wisconsin so maybe some flint was traded for copper! Thank you all for your replies. Let you know if I find anything else.
Posted by: flinthunter Date: March 19, 2012 01:32PM
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Pilot, if there is no float copper in your area then it is likely that your piece is an arrow point that was traded for local chert or other commodities. The ancient American Indians had extensive trade routes. Here in Central Illinois we can find materials that originate in the Dakotas, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and other surrounding states.
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