Very interesting video. We don’t have a lot of stone down here, but the fields produce piles of potsherds. Every collected relic, both prehistoric and historic, is potentially saved from the destructive plow. That’s how I view it.
I am finding sandstone hammer stones and I have never looked for flint. I could be mistaken and these are just worn rocks from the river. I get confused, but I think I am learning how to identify more tools. Thanks so much
Keithr I'll try to do a better job picturing the hammer stones. Usually, they are hard to mistake; obvious alterations to various surfaces. The individual pecking's / small impact fractures are also prevalent. Stay w/ us
I think you're right on the money about that site being some kind of workshop area for producing tools. Probably very close to wherever the flint source was. The absence of finished projectiles does say a lot. And the numerous preforms and expended cores in one area is definitely a sign of quarrying activities. Keep up the good work!
nepahistory Thank you--- makes the "Prehistoric" even more fascinating .Its very fulfilling to discuss sites w/ other "openminded" people. BIG smiles. Yes, flint pits are in multiple directions, some as close as 1/4'th mile. Also, tools present on a village site in this area are for the most part , quite different from those on workshops. More times than not, details missing can unveil the story. Thank you for your thoughts.
@@fieldarchaeology101 No problem. If you're interested, I just did a short video on my channel about some Clemson Island culture pottery that I found some time ago from a pit feature I found in a topsoil pit. You may like seeing it..👍😎
Davidn1369 Lol...I am certain , you know far more than you realize. Thanks for following us! One of my favorite activities is to gather a hand full of long time field walkers for an afternoon during the winter mos. We discuss conumdrums ea has faced w/ some of their fields and(or) field finds...then we brain-storm...deep knowledge pulled from the group.....very exciting...this usually works out a couple times ea mo.
One hundred plus years of plowing, one hundred years of farmers and farm kids collecting all the artifacts, it's hard to find a grooved axe. Never found one on my village site. I did see the farmers collection. It was incredible!
Richard What a special moment! Some of those collections can take your breath away. Reference axes, I have never found a whole one on a village site, only a few broken parts. This has also been noted by several of my close finds who are also serious field walkers. All of us have found whole ones in adjacent areas. Glad you're w/ us!
Thank you for this! I imagine in most fields a lot of artifacts that are missing today were obvious and picked up over the decades by others. We may never really know what ALL was going on in different fields because of what we can't find that was already found and removed by others.
tracy Very true so we must be able to flex and work w/ what IS present.( Context and Patterns).Truth is, I have a few fields that seem to be bottomless pits for the volumes of artifacts that appear each year. Of course this is directly related to consistency and depth of plow, smiling. Thanks for staying w/ us!
jarmy Thank you. We try very hard to keep these relevant for as many Followers as possible. Of course this varies throughout N America. Thank you for being w/ us.
I always look forward to watching your videos. A lot of interesting tools are tossed aside as just "flakes" or "debitage". It never dawned on me until watching this video that some of the chunks of chert I find in the fields are actually hammerstones. Have you ever thought about writing a book on stone tools? I feel like we're really lacking literature in this area and you have so much great information and examples to share.
KRscience Thank you for following us. Very hopeful these will assist all, in or out of the field! About those "hammers", watch for areas on those "hunks" that have obviously been altered with pecking or hard impacts. One can often be easily mislead.
willie tea cake Two very important big questions...both most helpful to complete the puzzle. Each has an interesting story/ details to share. Glad you're w/ us !
Professor Mark, does the lack of knappable stone types influence pre-Columbian population levels? In other words, did poor rock quality discourage habitation in one area in relation to areas like Newark, Coshocton, and others with lots of good rock? I'm an hour or more drive north of you. We have soft shale and mud rock with lots of glacial mixed gravel, little of it that will knap in a conchoidal manner. Were there fewer pre-Columbian cultures here for that reason?
george Yes it does, both directly and indirectly. Seems to me it more likely effects the areas settled rather than the actual population numbers.There was a lot of physical movement of flint all over prehistoric Ohio...esp from the Coshocton, Licking. Co areas. Following its spread along river sources is very interesting. Great comments. Thank you.Hope you can stay w/ us.
Very interesting video. We don’t have a lot of stone down here, but the fields produce piles of potsherds. Every collected relic, both prehistoric and historic, is potentially saved from the destructive plow. That’s how I view it.
JB4340
Spot on! Just curious, are you finding lots of triangles in those potsherd areas? Thanks a mil for being w/ us.
I am finding sandstone hammer stones and I have never looked for flint. I could be mistaken and these are just worn rocks from the river. I get confused, but I think I am learning how to identify more tools. Thanks so much
Keithr
I'll try to do a better job picturing the hammer stones. Usually, they are hard to mistake; obvious alterations to various surfaces. The individual pecking's / small impact fractures are also prevalent. Stay w/ us
I think you're right on the money about that site being some kind of workshop area for producing tools. Probably very close to wherever the flint source was. The absence of finished projectiles does say a lot. And the numerous preforms and expended cores in one area is definitely a sign of quarrying activities. Keep up the good work!
nepahistory
Thank you--- makes the "Prehistoric" even more fascinating .Its very fulfilling to discuss sites w/ other "openminded" people. BIG smiles. Yes, flint pits are in multiple directions, some as close as 1/4'th mile. Also, tools present on a village site in this area are for the most part , quite different from those on workshops. More times than not, details missing can unveil the story. Thank you for your thoughts.
@@fieldarchaeology101 No problem. If you're interested, I just did a short video on my channel about some Clemson Island culture pottery that I found some time ago from a pit feature I found in a topsoil pit. You may like seeing it..👍😎
“Learn from what we don’t know “ if that is true then I’m a PHD!
Another informative video - thank you.
Davidn1369
Lol...I am certain , you know far more than you realize. Thanks for following us! One of my favorite activities is to gather a hand full of long time field walkers for an afternoon during the winter mos. We discuss conumdrums ea has faced w/ some of their fields and(or) field finds...then we brain-storm...deep knowledge pulled from the group.....very exciting...this usually works out a couple times ea mo.
One hundred plus years of plowing, one hundred years of farmers and farm kids collecting all the artifacts, it's hard to find a grooved axe. Never found one on my village site. I did see the farmers collection. It was incredible!
Richard
What a special moment! Some of those collections can take your breath away. Reference axes, I have never found a whole one on a village site, only a few broken parts. This has also been noted by several of my close finds who are also serious field walkers. All of us have found whole ones in adjacent areas. Glad you're w/ us!
Once again- excellent video!!
Suzanne
Thank you. Each video is designed to be esp helpful and relevant. We work hard at this! Thank you for staying w/ us.
Thank you for this!
I imagine in most fields a lot of artifacts that are missing today were obvious and picked up over the decades by others. We may never really know what ALL was going on in different fields because of what we can't find that was already found and removed by others.
tracy
Very true so we must be able to flex and work w/ what IS present.( Context and Patterns).Truth is, I have a few fields that seem to be bottomless pits for the volumes of artifacts that appear each year. Of course this is directly related to consistency and depth of plow, smiling. Thanks for staying w/ us!
SALUTATIONS and CHEERS
Awesome video, very useful info!
CIAO
jarmy
Thank you. We try very hard to keep these relevant for as many Followers as possible. Of course this varies throughout N America. Thank you for being w/ us.
I always look forward to watching your videos. A lot of interesting tools are tossed aside as just "flakes" or "debitage". It never dawned on me until watching this video that some of the chunks of chert I find in the fields are actually hammerstones.
Have you ever thought about writing a book on stone tools? I feel like we're really lacking literature in this area and you have so much great information and examples to share.
KRscience
Thank you for following us. Very hopeful these will assist all, in or out of the field! About those "hammers", watch for areas on those "hunks" that have obviously been altered with pecking or hard impacts. One can often be easily mislead.
Great video, very interesting and informative 👍
Chris
Thank you-makes me smile!
What's missing? What's present?
willie tea cake
Two very important big questions...both most helpful to complete the puzzle. Each has an interesting story/ details to share. Glad you're w/ us !
Professor Mark, does the lack of knappable stone types influence pre-Columbian population levels? In other words, did poor rock quality discourage habitation in one area in relation to areas like Newark, Coshocton, and others with lots of good rock? I'm an hour or more drive north of you. We have soft shale and mud rock with lots of glacial mixed gravel, little of it that will knap in a conchoidal manner. Were there fewer pre-Columbian cultures here for that reason?
george
Yes it does, both directly and indirectly. Seems to me it more likely effects the areas settled rather than the actual population numbers.There was a lot of physical movement of flint all over prehistoric Ohio...esp from the Coshocton, Licking. Co areas. Following its spread along river sources is very interesting. Great comments. Thank you.Hope you can stay w/ us.