Join us as we explore our favorite creeks. We will be trying to save history one rock at a time while also looking for fossilized sea life and rocks to tumble.
Thank you I’m excited about that find. We believe it’s made of cotton rock and is a digging hoe. Lots of farmland around the spot were we found it. We will be making a video soon on how tools like this were made in our area. Thanks for watching.
I agree. It’s very fascinating how they could have used some of the tools. Where we hunt there are always tools everywhere. Thanks for leaving a comment !
Both my Son's love rocks as much as I do, it's always been a great bonding time. Keep your kiddo hunting for those amazing finds, and priceless time together. My younger Son of the two recently passed away (he had just turned 21), and the time that we are able to spend with our loved ones make irreplaceable memories. Also, the lilt and timber of your voice is so relaxing, what a joy to watch your videos!
Holly I am very sorry to hear of your Son’s passing. I can’t imagine what that must be like. Im glad you were able to spend some time hunting rocks with the family. I can agree it’s a time of great joy to be able to share it with loved ones. Thank you Holly for the kind words and for watching. Happy rock hunting !
I do not have the time to go creek walking much nowadays. To me there’s no better way to spend a day rock hounding. I’m sure you have noticed that not two creeks have the same rocks. There will always be some difference. I can tell by the rocks in this creek our paths have come close or maybe even crossed in the past. I’m not as well trained at spotting artifacts. I’m too easily side tracked by geofacts. I’ve packed many tons of geofacts home. Many have become landscaping. For some reason I grew a fascination with round rocks, also known as cannonball chert, or concretions. I have then from golfball size up to basketball size. I’ve heard some people call them game stones, but to the best of my knowledge they have no connection to native Americans other than they can be a source of Bullseye Chert. I do enjoy your videos. At least someone has the time to creek walk and are nice enough to share a little with us. Thanks
Hey thanks Timothy for dropping a comment! It’s getting harder and harder to find time these days to creek walk lol. Our kids are getting older and more involved with different activities but we still manage to get out there and do some walking. We also love finding concretions ourselves. Sometimes there is a fossil in the center if cut open. Same here on the geodes. They usually end up in my landscaping. Fun stuff! Thanks for watching and I hope we can upload something new soon. Take care my friend!
Wow oh wow, so really awesome artifacts you found here, so cool. Your videos are exciting, and helpful for me I appreciate your passion and hard work, thanks for sharing it with us. Even if I strike out on my first artifact hunt tomorrow, it's going to be good practice and I'm excited for that!
That's definitely an axe. If it's really water worn I'd say full groove prolly. If I found it in a field I'd say notched axe. Love the channel, keep up the good work.
Yes sir, we appreciate you watching. That axe is one of our favorite finds. We really enjoy watching your channel as well and always look forward. Thanks again and Happy Hunting my friend! 👍🏻
Thats a really nice looking spot! I could stay there for hours searching through all that gravel! The water is crystal clear, sure helps to see the points not being all muddy and brown. Great finds!👍I love the digging tool that's really awesome! 👏
Yes sir, it’s always good to get out to walk some creeks. We sure are blessed to be in an area that is so beautiful. We like to walk after a good rain. Yes, we really like that digging tool. It’s one of my brother’s favorites. Thanks again for watching and leaving a comment. We really appreciate it! 🙂👍🏻
The tool you show at 7:48 is made on a overshot flake. A well known Clovis flint knapping technique used to rapidly remove the surface of a biface and take part of the opposite side with it. Sometimes, like when I try knapping, it happens accidentally with disastrous results.
Hey thanks for the tip ! We need to get out and try some different areas. The State has a lot of history. Seems like it takes a good amount of time to get to know a area but well worth it. Thanks for watching!
Hey we appreciate you watching and dropping a comment. We were blessed that day with some pretty good saves. Good luck on your next hunt and take care! 👍🏻
Nice finds. I am in northeast TN, lots of campsites within 15 minutes of where I live. I have traded with and talked to quite a few of the old-time artifact hunters. I have personal pictures of myself with Art Gerber and Don Ham and own a few of their finds as well.
Thank you sir and we appreciate you watching. TN sure is a wonderful place to look for artifacts. That's pretty cool that you knew Art and Don. They sure were some good ones. I got to chance to speak to Don, but it was only in messenger. I do have his book though and love reading and looking through it. Thanks again for leaving a comment and we appreciate it. 👍
The geodes started forming when the rock was still mud. Anhydrite grew on some nucleus (sometimes a fossil) then the rock hardened. The anhydrite dissolved away leaving a cavity where the quartz then crystalized from the outside in. The rock then dissolves away leaving the geode free.
Thanks Karen for leaving a comment. I’ve not heard of anyone having much luck finding gold in our area but in East Tennessee there are some good places. Thanks for watching!
"I estimate maybe one more" haha! What a great answer from your son. That was a very mature response for such a young feller, that's absolutely awesome! That digging tool you found early on was amazing. I have never seen anything like that. It reminded me of a plow tooth. I wonder if that's what they may have used it for? Like an early version. But I don't know if they had agriculture animals back then to pull something like that. I'm blown away by the sheer size of the artifacts you're finding there. Everything is huge! Your coral specimens are even gigantic. Very cool ones too. I notice some nice stretches of bedrock in that creek. Would make a great spot to metal detect with as much history as Tennessee has. Man, there's a lot of TN guys on youtube arrowhead hunting! You guys must live on a hot spot. Would love to come hunt there one day. Really enjoyed this video. Subbed your channel!
Thank you for watching and subscribing to the channel. We appreciate it. The digging tool that’s shaped from cotton rock is one of my favorite finds so far. We just had a lot of rain and flooding so we are hoping to get back out there and see what Mother Nature has turned up. I’m liking how you are filming and editing your channel. Keep it up and thanks again.
Thanks Melissa for the comment! We are in middle Tennessee and we hunt a lot around where the central basin meets the western highland rim. I believe that’s why we find a lot more of the agatized brachiopods. Thanks for watching and I hope you can get out and do a Little Rock hunting soon. Thanks again!
Thank you so much! We really enjoy getting out and looking for those artifacts. Thanks again for leaving a comment and watching. God Bless and Happy New Year!
Thank you so much! We appreciate you watching and leaving a comment. Tennessee has some beautiful country and we feel blessed to be in some good areas. Thanks again for watching and God Bless! 👍🏻
Hey thanks for leaving a comment! I have heard about that. In some areas that could be the case. I believe in middle Tennessee most are formed in voids or pits in limestone. When the creek eroded the limestone away we are left with chert and geodes. Both are formed as nodules in the limestone. I’m not a trained geologist but am very fascinated with it. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
Hey thanks for dropping a comment and I believe you are correct. We find those from time to time. Appreciate the information my friend. Thanks for watching!
Hi, I just watched your video and I noticed that hat is have some rocks like a couple of yours, would it be okay k if I sent you some me pictures of some of my rock collection to see if I should hang on n to them and also to ask you to help me name them if you can spare a few minutes of your time for me, It will be greatly appreciative and also to let you no that I live right across the Virginia line and I was born and raised in Kingsport, Tenn. And I love going rock hunting, so I'm glad to see your videos of your rocks from our great state of Tennessee, Thank You!!!!
Hey Penny we appreciate you watching and the comment. We would be glad to look at your collection. Would you happen to have an Instagram or TikTok account to send us those pics? We really do enjoy hunting rocks in this great state we live in and we are so blessed to be able to share it. Thanks again and Happy Hunting! 🙂
Wow,just imagine who held those arrow heads lst, what year would it have been ??? God is so good !!!! I'm a new subscriber today, June 14 th, I'm 74 years old now, but I've been learning slot of geology, I love red agate , blue calcodney, opals, ,of course I don't have much yet, but I do have a blue calcodney bracelet, its a stretch bracelet, but its pretty. enjoyed watching your video, God Bless you and your family. Cathy from Seattle, WA state !!
Hey thanks for watching. Most of our surface finds are from the woodland period 3000bp to 1000bp. We have a dig site we’re we find buzzard roost and Benton’s mostly. I believe they are middle archaic 6000bp to 4000bp. We find lots of fossils that go back to the Cambrian period. Lots of coral and brachiopods. We are also learning and enjoying nature. Thanks for leaving a comment my friend!
25-minute range of this video...the stone is used to deflesh animal hides. My great-grandfather found hundreds of Indian artifacts in Iowa and surrounding areas. From fish hooks to hammers. One dated 300-something BC.
Thanks Theresa for your comment ! I think we would have loved to gotten to know your great grandfather. We haven’t found a fish hook yet but definitely on the bucket list. Thanks you for your information on the stone artifact. We greatly appreciate it !
My family still has his collection. 52 years ago, someone offered my grandmother, his daughter, $75,000 cash for his collection, which consisted of three cases (mounted on felt-covered plywood sheets, framed and encased in glass). Thankfully, she refused it.
@@theresajohnson4443 yes ma'am, it's amazing the price on artifacts now these days. I'm so thankful the collection is staying with the family. Thanks again for the comment and sharing your story.
Yes ma'am, we are blessed to have a few creeks nearby that are just so beautiful. It sure is fun just getting out to rockhound in them. Thanks for the comment and we appreciate you watching. Take care!
Hey thanks Mikey for watching! The water is amazing most of the year unless we get a heavy rain. We don’t give out exact locations but I will say look for creeks along the western highland rim of middle Tennessee. Lots of great places to explore! Google maps is a great place to start exploring. Thanks and have fun !
Back in the day I believe most people found them so often and was not aware of how long the history goes back they would just throw them with the field rocks. It’s amazing how hard they are to find now. Take care my friend and thanks for watching!
Thanks Falcon for leaving a comment. We get asked that a lot. It’s hard to accommodate these requests due to logistical reasons but we plan on posting a video in the near future on that very subject of how to know if your hunting for artifacts in the best spot and what to look for. Thanks for watching Falcon !
Thanks for watching Brent ! You are correct. The interesting part at least for me is the process in which the quartz was formed in the void of the host rock. Really cool stuff and wish I knew more on the subject. Thanks for dropping a comment.
You and your flint is about like me and shed antlers .my wife says I have issues .but 300+ antlers in my collection says I have a good spot too SE OHIO
Lol, heck yea can’t have too many sheds. We love finding them too. Thanks again for watching and leaving a comment. Happy Hunting and we hope you have a Happy New Year!
Hey Alex we are about a 1.5 hour drive from there. I have heard that area close to Short Mountain holds some good geodes. We need to take a road trip ! Thanks for dropping a comment and watching! Have Fun !
@@TennesseeRocks its worth a drive. Taking a trip to horse mountain soon to get on some agates. The channel is awesome yall are coming up on some crazy stuff out there
Thanks that material is my favorite to collect. It’s rare to find some were the fossilized brachiopods are agatized. Video coming soon on that. Thanks for watching.
My take. The first point has me confuzzeled. The flaking looks random like a woodland point; however, it looks beveled on all sides. I would love to know what point type that is. If you find out, please share that information. You found a very nice Grooved Axe. Very nice finds. Thank you for the post, I really enjoyed it.
@@TennesseeRocks if you know what kind of stone it is I would love to know because I’m up here on the Navajo reservation and I found a bunch of that material. Some tell me it’s flint others tell me it’s butter scotch agate and some say it is chalcedony. I sure would like to know. Amazing video by the way.
Yes sir, thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment. We have been blessed to have some pretty good areas. We don’t find them everyday, but do from time to time. 👍🏻
Love the finds, i live in middle tn and wondering what area in tn are you finding the arrowheads. If yall want come company my grandson and i would love to join ya.
Thank y’all so much for watching. We do get a lot of requests and wish we could rock hunt with everyone. We love meeting new people. Because some of our hunts are on private land it poses a challenge for guests. Thanks again and have fun with that grandson.
Hi, and thanks for watching and dropping by and leaving a comment. We’re in Middle, TN, and have visited your area. It’s beautiful country and a great place to rockhound. 👍🏻
Is their anywhere in middle TN that has some good creeks to search for? I have been trying to find places here and idk if there has been any native Americans around this area
I would be willing to bet that most all creeks in middle Tennessee will have a good chance of holding artifacts and fossils. Use google earth and focus on the sharp bends in the creek. Look for flakes of flint laying about on the gravel Barr. O yea have fun ! Thanks for watching
I'm a"little speechless" very little!!!! ,🤣😂 I'm not trolling y'all, just having fun... It's very hard to be speechless when you come upon a Native American article that's probably thousands of years old...☝️💐🕊️
Hey thanks for watching and leaving a comment. As for seeing the points you have to train your eyes over time on what to look for. It just takes practice and the more you do it the better you get. What we really like to do is walk in a slow rain or after a rain when the rocks are still wet. Makes the flint pop and easier to see. Also when we walk we really go at a slow pace to really get an eye of everything without getting in a rush. I hope this helps you if you ever get out to walk. Thanks again and good luck! 👍🏻
Hey thanks for leaving a comment and watching. That’s what we are thinking too an axe or some type of hoe they used. We hope you have a blessed week! 🙂
One of the reasons we started the channel is to learn and be connected with other people that share the same interests. If you have any additional information on geode formation I’m sure our viewers would like the information. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
Yes I believe your correct. We believe it’s a digging hoe. We find a lot of different kinds of digging tools but this was our first that had been made this way. Thanks for watching Byron !
I’m not feeling happy, watching a chap cutting geodes , not the usual chap , I guess I preferred the first one as he did at least show you inside them when he’d cut the thing.
@@jessergates4526 we don’t find them everyday and have dry spells. Search your local creeks and water ways. Ask property owners if you can have permission to walk areas. Get on google maps with satellite view and really focus on creeks with bends and turns. Go out after a good rain. I hope some of this helps you. 👍🏻
Some nice finds! Love that worn axe. Really water worn! Looks cool! Thanks for sharing
Thank you I’m excited about that find. We believe it’s made of cotton rock and is a digging hoe. Lots of farmland around the spot were we found it. We will be making a video soon on how tools like this were made in our area. Thanks for watching.
Great finds! I saw lots of tools on the ground with those arrowheads. I find the other tools just as interesting. Ty for the great video!
I agree. It’s very fascinating how they could have used some of the tools. Where we hunt there are always tools everywhere. Thanks for leaving a comment !
Both my Son's love rocks as much as I do, it's always been a great bonding time. Keep your kiddo hunting for those amazing finds, and priceless time together. My younger Son of the two recently passed away (he had just turned 21), and the time that we are able to spend with our loved ones make irreplaceable memories. Also, the lilt and timber of your voice is so relaxing, what a joy to watch your videos!
Holly I am very sorry to hear of your Son’s passing. I can’t imagine what that must be like. Im glad you were able to spend some time hunting rocks with the family. I can agree it’s a time of great joy to be able to share it with loved ones. Thank you Holly for the kind words and for watching. Happy rock hunting !
One of the stones you found looks like a bunch rice cheks cereal glued together....very cool.
Yea you just never know what you can find. It’s amazing what Mother Nature can make some of these rocks look like. Thanks for watching!
I do not have the time to go creek walking much nowadays. To me there’s no better way to spend a day rock hounding.
I’m sure you have noticed that not two creeks have the same rocks. There will always be some difference. I can tell by the rocks in this creek our paths have come close or maybe even crossed in the past.
I’m not as well trained at spotting artifacts. I’m too easily side tracked by geofacts. I’ve packed many tons of geofacts home. Many have become landscaping. For some reason I grew a fascination with round rocks, also known as cannonball chert, or concretions. I have then from golfball size up to basketball size. I’ve heard some people call them game stones, but to the best of my knowledge they have no connection to native Americans other than they can be a source of Bullseye Chert.
I do enjoy your videos. At least someone has the time to creek walk and are nice enough to share a little with us. Thanks
Hey thanks Timothy for dropping a comment! It’s getting harder and harder to find time these days to creek walk lol. Our kids are getting older and more involved with different activities but we still manage to get out there and do some walking. We also love finding concretions ourselves. Sometimes there is a fossil in the center if cut open. Same here on the geodes. They usually end up in my landscaping. Fun stuff! Thanks for watching and I hope we can upload something new soon. Take care my friend!
Youns had some awesome hunts. Nice to see the young in’s finding points.
Thank you sir. My son and nephew are developing a good eye for spotting artifacts. Thanks for watching.
Golly the water is so clear where you are. Our creeks and rivers are mostly green right now. Amazing videos!
Thank you ma’am, we are blessed to have some pretty good creeks in our area. We appreciate you watching and the comment! 🙂👍🏻
Wow oh wow, so really awesome artifacts you found here, so cool. Your videos are exciting, and helpful for me I appreciate your passion and hard work, thanks for sharing it with us.
Even if I strike out on my first artifact hunt tomorrow, it's going to be good practice and I'm excited for that!
We appreciate it and thanks for watching the channel. Good luck in your future hunts! 👍🏻
Прямо история под ногами ...........не теряют времени зря !
Thanks!
That quartz " Hammerstone is. Used to napp flint artifacts ! They would rough shape them. With that stone and. Finish. Flake. It. With. Deer. Antler
Great. Finds. !! Greetings from. Southeast Alabama!!
I think the quartz stone with the notch out is either a retouch stone for fine work or a smoothing stone for wood burnishing.
Great comment ! I have not thought about the stone being used for wood burnishing. Thank you for your comment.
@@TennesseeRocks they used stone with silky sand and powdered clay much the way we use sand paper.
That's definitely an axe. If it's really water worn I'd say full groove prolly. If I found it in a field I'd say notched axe. Love the channel, keep up the good work.
Yes sir, we appreciate you watching. That axe is one of our favorite finds. We really enjoy watching your channel as well and always look forward. Thanks again and Happy Hunting my friend! 👍🏻
I'm in middle Tennessee and just found your channel... Needless to say I have subscribed! ❤️
Hey Nashville Native we appreciate your support and we hope you enjoy going rock hunting with us. Take care.
@@TennesseeRocks always! ❤
Great video.keep them coming.
Yes sir we are going to try. Thanks for the comment.
Thats a really nice looking spot! I could stay there for hours searching through all that gravel! The water is crystal clear, sure helps to see the points not being all muddy and brown. Great finds!👍I love the digging tool that's really awesome! 👏
Yes sir, it’s always good to get out to walk some creeks. We sure are blessed to be in an area that is so beautiful. We like to walk after a good rain. Yes, we really like that digging tool. It’s one of my brother’s favorites. Thanks again for watching and leaving a comment. We really appreciate it! 🙂👍🏻
The tool you show at 7:48 is made on a overshot flake. A well known Clovis flint knapping technique used to rapidly remove the surface of a biface and take part of the opposite side with it. Sometimes, like when I try knapping, it happens accidentally with disastrous results.
Very interesting! We find a lot of these tools in our area. Would be crazy if they dated back to the Clovis people! Thanks for the information!
That was an amazing video. I really enjoyed watching you and you family find so many cool treasures.😎
We appreciate your comment and wish you a full rock bucket.
Awesome video Brother and Family... Thank You
Thank you so much and we really appreciate watching and leaving a comment. God Bless! 🙂
We used to have a lot of luck in Houston and Stewart county Tn.
Hey thanks for the tip ! We need to get out and try some different areas. The State has a lot of history. Seems like it takes a good amount of time to get to know a area but well worth it. Thanks for watching!
Nice saves. That serrated one is a smoker and the pine tree was cool
Hey we appreciate you watching and dropping a comment. We were blessed that day with some pretty good saves. Good luck on your next hunt and take care! 👍🏻
Nice finds. I am in northeast TN, lots of campsites within 15 minutes of where I live. I have traded with and talked to quite a few of the old-time artifact hunters. I have personal pictures of myself with Art Gerber and Don Ham and own a few of their finds as well.
Thank you sir and we appreciate you watching. TN sure is a wonderful place to look for artifacts. That's pretty cool that you knew Art and Don. They sure were some good ones. I got to chance to speak to Don, but it was only in messenger. I do have his book though and love reading and looking through it. Thanks again for leaving a comment and we appreciate it. 👍
The Axe makes me think of a Club ie: War Club or just a club to smash an animals skull or a humans. Or just a bad azz weapon! Great finds.
Thanks Mr Smith for watching. My guess is it’s a digging tool but could be used for all kinds of stuff. Thanks
The geodes started forming when the rock was still mud. Anhydrite grew on some nucleus (sometimes a fossil) then the rock hardened. The anhydrite dissolved away leaving a cavity where the quartz then crystalized from the outside in. The rock then dissolves away leaving the geode free.
thank you so much for leaving a comment. I have alway wondered how the cavity got in the rock in the first place. Awesome comment thanks !
Very very nice looking finds
Thank you so much and we appreciate it! 🙂
That nice spear point you found is an artifact.
Thanks Chet for the comment ! We were excited over that find. I was shocked it was all there. Thanks for watching!
Looks like a good Gold river!!
Thanks Karen for leaving a comment. I’ve not heard of anyone having much luck finding gold in our area but in East Tennessee there are some good places. Thanks for watching!
"I estimate maybe one more" haha! What a great answer from your son. That was a very mature response for such a young feller, that's absolutely awesome! That digging tool you found early on was amazing. I have never seen anything like that. It reminded me of a plow tooth. I wonder if that's what they may have used it for? Like an early version. But I don't know if they had agriculture animals back then to pull something like that. I'm blown away by the sheer size of the artifacts you're finding there. Everything is huge! Your coral specimens are even gigantic. Very cool ones too. I notice some nice stretches of bedrock in that creek. Would make a great spot to metal detect with as much history as Tennessee has. Man, there's a lot of TN guys on youtube arrowhead hunting! You guys must live on a hot spot. Would love to come hunt there one day. Really enjoyed this video. Subbed your channel!
Thank you for watching and subscribing to the channel. We appreciate it. The digging tool that’s shaped from cotton rock is one of my favorite finds so far. We just had a lot of rain and flooding so we are hoping to get back out there and see what Mother Nature has turned up. I’m liking how you are filming and editing your channel. Keep it up and thanks again.
Dude i bet its been a while! finding one of these! I ain't STUPID!
I think you must live near where I do. I don't go rock hunting any more, but you make me jealous.
Thanks Melissa for the comment! We are in middle Tennessee and we hunt a lot around where the central basin meets the western highland rim. I believe that’s why we find a lot more of the agatized brachiopods. Thanks for watching and I hope you can get out and do a Little Rock hunting soon. Thanks again!
Nice finds keep on rocking 👌
Thank you so much and we appreciate you watching! 👍🏻
Great finds!
Thank you so much and we appreciate you watching! 👍🏻
Great finds
Thank you so much! We really enjoy getting out and looking for those artifacts. Thanks again for leaving a comment and watching. God Bless and Happy New Year!
Nice stuff your finding in Tennessee.
Thank you so much! We appreciate you watching and leaving a comment. Tennessee has some beautiful country and we feel blessed to be in some good areas. Thanks again for watching and God Bless! 👍🏻
A geode is formed when volcanos release bubbles under water and they harden
Great finds man!!
well thats one of the ways
Hey thanks for leaving a comment! I have heard about that. In some areas that could be the case. I believe in middle Tennessee most are formed in voids or pits in limestone. When the creek eroded the limestone away we are left with chert and geodes. Both are formed as nodules in the limestone. I’m not a trained geologist but am very fascinated with it. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
That’s a smoking eye knocker!
Thank you so much! We really appreciate you watching and leaving a comment. 😃
The tool at about 14:3 is a hand axe. Keep rotating it until it fits your hand and fingers. That is the way it was used to chop, dig, or cut.
Hey thanks for dropping a comment and I believe you are correct. We find those from time to time. Appreciate the information my friend. Thanks for watching!
nice finds , one day im goin to get my first point ,subscribed
Thanks for the sub and happy hunting!
Hi, I just watched your video and I noticed that hat is have some rocks like a couple of yours, would it be okay k if I sent you some me pictures of some of my rock collection to see if I should hang on n to them and also to ask you to help me name them if you can spare a few minutes of your time for me, It will be greatly appreciative and also to let you no that I live right across the Virginia line and I was born and raised in Kingsport, Tenn. And I love going rock hunting, so I'm glad to see your videos of your rocks from our great state of Tennessee, Thank You!!!!
Hey Penny we appreciate you watching and the comment. We would be glad to look at your collection. Would you happen to have an Instagram or TikTok account to send us those pics? We really do enjoy hunting rocks in this great state we live in and we are so blessed to be able to share it. Thanks again and Happy Hunting! 🙂
ROCKS!
We love finding rocks! Thanks again and we appreciate you watching.
Wow,just imagine who held those arrow heads lst, what year would it have been ??? God is so good !!!! I'm a new subscriber today, June 14 th, I'm 74 years old now, but I've been learning slot of geology, I love red agate , blue calcodney, opals, ,of course I don't have much yet, but I do have a blue calcodney bracelet, its a stretch bracelet, but its pretty. enjoyed watching your video, God Bless you and your family. Cathy from Seattle, WA state !!
Hey thanks for watching. Most of our surface finds are from the woodland period 3000bp to 1000bp. We have a dig site we’re we find buzzard roost and Benton’s mostly. I believe they are middle archaic 6000bp to 4000bp. We find lots of fossils that go back to the Cambrian period. Lots of coral and brachiopods. We are also learning and enjoying nature. Thanks for leaving a comment my friend!
Arrow head is beautiful.
Thank you ma’am and we appreciate you watching! 🙂
25-minute range of this video...the stone is used to deflesh animal hides. My great-grandfather found hundreds of Indian artifacts in Iowa and surrounding areas. From fish hooks to hammers. One dated 300-something BC.
Thanks Theresa for your comment ! I think we would have loved to gotten to know your great grandfather. We haven’t found a fish hook yet but definitely on the bucket list. Thanks you for your information on the stone artifact. We greatly appreciate it !
My family still has his collection. 52 years ago, someone offered my grandmother, his daughter, $75,000 cash for his collection, which consisted of three cases (mounted on felt-covered plywood sheets, framed and encased in glass). Thankfully, she refused it.
@@theresajohnson4443 yes ma'am, it's amazing the price on artifacts now these days. I'm so thankful the collection is staying with the family. Thanks again for the comment and sharing your story.
I love that creek. I’d love to live next to it. I’d be doing what your doing.
Yes ma'am, we are blessed to have a few creeks nearby that are just so beautiful. It sure is fun just getting out to rockhound in them. Thanks for the comment and we appreciate you watching. Take care!
The best thing I've found is an obsidian axe head.
Wow, that is sweet! What an awesome find and thanks for sharing. We appreciate you watching and leaving a comment. Take care! 👍🏻
He’s got a flint th😊e Stone Age used them for cutting anything.
I want to know where this is, just so I can see water this beautiful! Looks like the freaking Caribbean sea!
Hey thanks Mikey for watching! The water is amazing most of the year unless we get a heavy rain. We don’t give out exact locations but I will say look for creeks along the western highland rim of middle Tennessee. Lots of great places to explore! Google maps is a great place to start exploring. Thanks and have fun !
Old man sowell had barrels of them from plowing his fields before the lake covered the river bottom.
Back in the day I believe most people found them so often and was not aware of how long the history goes back they would just throw them with the field rocks. It’s amazing how hard they are to find now. Take care my friend and thanks for watching!
Hello would consider taking someone on an educational walk along to teach about finding rocks and arrowheads?
Thanks Falcon for leaving a comment. We get asked that a lot. It’s hard to accommodate these requests due to logistical reasons but we plan on posting a video in the near future on that very subject of how to know if your hunting for artifacts in the best spot and what to look for. Thanks for watching Falcon !
Man that's just weathering in the host rock.. the quarts is harder and left behind...
Thanks for watching Brent ! You are correct. The interesting part at least for me is the process in which the quartz was formed in the void of the host rock. Really cool stuff and wish I knew more on the subject. Thanks for dropping a comment.
Looks like bumps cove jasper
Interesting, hey thanks for leaving a comment and we appreciate you watching. 👍🏻
I live in Pigeon Forge. I'd love to join y'all for a hunt one day.
That sounds like fun ! We would love going east into the mountains for a hunt one day. Love the country out that way. Thanks for watching!
@@TennesseeRocks you rock! Pun intended. LOL
Looks like a big Gary
It kind of does. We typed it as a Dickson. Thanks again for watching and leaving a comment. Merry Christmas!
You and your flint is about like me and shed antlers .my wife says I have issues .but 300+ antlers in my collection says I have a good spot too SE OHIO
Lol, heck yea can’t have too many sheds. We love finding them too. Thanks again for watching and leaving a comment. Happy Hunting and we hope you have a Happy New Year!
Are you guys close to Woodbury, TN? That town is geode city we pulled around 100 in a 50 yard stretch of creek
Hey Alex we are about a 1.5 hour drive from there. I have heard that area close to Short Mountain holds some good geodes. We need to take a road trip ! Thanks for dropping a comment and watching! Have Fun !
@@TennesseeRocks its worth a drive. Taking a trip to horse mountain soon to get on some agates. The channel is awesome yall are coming up on some crazy stuff out there
@@alexprice4229 Hey thanks Alex ! Maybe we will make it out that way sometime. Good luck on your agate hunt my friend and have fun !
brachiopods rock is out.
standing
Thanks that material is my favorite to collect. It’s rare to find some were the fossilized brachiopods are agatized. Video coming soon on that. Thanks for watching.
My take. The first point has me confuzzeled. The flaking looks random like a woodland point; however, it looks beveled on all sides. I would love to know what point type that is. If you find out, please share that information. You found a very nice Grooved Axe. Very nice finds. Thank you for the post, I really enjoyed it.
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. If I find out I’ll try to post the info.
@@TennesseeRocks if you know what kind of stone it is I would love to know because I’m up here on the Navajo reservation and I found a bunch of that material. Some tell me it’s flint others tell me it’s butter scotch agate and some say it is chalcedony. I sure would like to know. Amazing video by the way.
I believe it's gonna be a Morrow Mountain
I've never seen so many artifacts in one area
Yes sir, thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment. We have been blessed to have some pretty good areas. We don’t find them everyday, but do from time to time. 👍🏻
You need to do a collab with the Michigan Rocks channel!
I’d have to agree. I love his channel. Thanks for watching my friend!
Love the finds, i live in middle tn and wondering what area in tn are you finding the arrowheads. If yall want come company my grandson and i would love to join ya.
Thank y’all so much for watching. We do get a lot of requests and wish we could rock hunt with everyone. We love meeting new people. Because some of our hunts are on private land it poses a challenge for guests. Thanks again and have fun with that grandson.
Not to bad my Ass! That one was planted!
This al McAbee I liv in gleason Tennessee
Hi, and thanks for watching and dropping by and leaving a comment. We’re in Middle, TN, and have visited your area. It’s beautiful country and a great place to rockhound. 👍🏻
Is their anywhere in middle TN that has some good creeks to search for? I have been trying to find places here and idk if there has been any native Americans around this area
I would be willing to bet that most all creeks in middle Tennessee will have a good chance of holding artifacts and fossils. Use google earth and focus on the sharp bends in the creek. Look for flakes of flint laying about on the gravel Barr. O yea have fun ! Thanks for watching
@@TennesseeRocks oh man you are awesome thank you so much! I will let the ole man know !! Keep at it love these videos !
I think it's a Gilford ax.
Hey we appreciate you watching and thanks for that info. We will look into that particular type of ax for sure. 👍🏻🙂
I'm a"little speechless" very little!!!! ,🤣😂
I'm not trolling y'all, just having fun... It's very hard to be speechless when you come upon a Native American article that's probably thousands of years old...☝️💐🕊️
Lol yea I agree! It’s a amazing experience to find one and pull it out of the ground. Never gets old. Thanks for watching.
no clue how people walking the stream can see these points.
Hey thanks for watching and leaving a comment. As for seeing the points you have to train your eyes over time on what to look for. It just takes practice and the more you do it the better you get. What we really like to do is walk in a slow rain or after a rain when the rocks are still wet. Makes the flint pop and easier to see. Also when we walk we really go at a slow pace to really get an eye of everything without getting in a rush. I hope this helps you if you ever get out to walk. Thanks again and good luck! 👍🏻
What part of Tennessee is this?
Thanks for watching and the comment. We are in Middle Tennessee. 👍🏻
@Tennessee Rocks that's awesome! I'm currently trying to find some good spots in north alabama. Keep it up!😊
@@taylorbryant1609 thank you ma’am and good luck! 🙂
It has snowed or iced on my days off for the last 4 weeks. Jealous
I understand we had a window of warm weather and some time off work. It’s hard to get those 2 things to line up. Thanks for watching
@@TennesseeRocks great finds great video!! Thanks for the content
@@mississippibottoms206 thanks again and we appreciate you tuning in.
It's a knife.
Hey thanks for watching and leaving a comment. We have came a long way in our abilities to make knives. Very cool !
Rugosa Coral
Yes sir, you are exactly correct. We sure do love finding it. Thanks again for watching and leaving a comment. We really do appreciate it. 🙂
@TennesseeRocks
I have a piece of Rugosa that’s much larger than a 5 gal bucket
@@timothyboone5003 wow, would love to see that!
It is best to ask Theo kellison about this one at… 6:15-6:19
Thanks for that info and comment. It really is some beautiful material.
its a arrow head
Yes ma’am, for sure! We appreciate you watching and leaving a comment. 🙂
28:03 in the bottom left of the screen isnt that a tool?
Not sure. I tried finding it but you may have a better eye than I do. We appreciate you watching and leaving a comment!
at 11:30, is an axe
Hey thanks for leaving a comment and watching. That’s what we are thinking too an axe or some type of hoe they used. We hope you have a blessed week! 🙂
That’s not how geodes are formed.
One of the reasons we started the channel is to learn and be connected with other people that share the same interests. If you have any additional information on geode formation I’m sure our viewers would like the information. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
That is not a grooved ax.
Yes I believe your correct. We believe it’s a digging hoe. We find a lot of different kinds of digging tools but this was our first that had been made this way. Thanks for watching Byron !
I’m not feeling happy, watching a chap cutting geodes , not the usual chap , I guess I preferred the first one as he did at least show you inside them when he’d cut the thing.
WHERE ARE YOU???
Thanks Sandy for the comment! We don’t really give out exact locations but we are usually creek walking in Middle Tennessee. Thanks for watching!
Ryhlite
Thanks for that info and thanks for watching!
@@TennesseeRocks your welcome. Wish I could find artifacts like you
@@jessergates4526 we don’t find them everyday and have dry spells. Search your local creeks and water ways. Ask property owners if you can have permission to walk areas. Get on google maps with satellite view and really focus on creeks with bends and turns. Go out after a good rain. I hope some of this helps you. 👍🏻
I think they shaped their staves with the grooved pieces your talking about
That maybe the case. I would love to talk with a archeologists about the matter. Thanks Dana I’ll be looking into that!