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Author Topic: I've got this old bone with a flint point in it  (Read 1413 times)

Offline Ron LaClair

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I've got this old bone with a flint point in it
« on: May 17, 2017, 12:54:00 PM »
It was found in S W Utah many years ago and I've had it for at least 20 years. When I first got it I didn't know if it was animal or human so I took it to Michigan State University museum to have them tell me what it was.

Turns out it is a hip bone of a bison calf. They took me to the "Bone Room" on the 3rd floor where they have isles and isles of file drawers of bones from all animals. The adult bone they had was huge compared to the bone that I have so obviously it's from a calf

     
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Re: I've got this old bone with a flint point in it
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2017, 12:57:00 PM »
Now that's cool.  Any idea on how old that may be?
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Offline Ron LaClair

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Re: I've got this old bone with a flint point in it
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2017, 12:58:00 PM »
The point just barely protrudes out the other side. They estimated it to be at least 200 years old.

   
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Re: I've got this old bone with a flint point in it
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2017, 01:09:00 PM »
have a pic of the whole thing?  That's absolutely amazing!
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Re: I've got this old bone with a flint point in it
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2017, 01:13:00 PM »
WOW! That is some pretty good penetration.
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Re: I've got this old bone with a flint point in it
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2017, 02:21:00 PM »
Wow early 1800s, I can play out so many scenarios in my mind.
 You were probably the first to touch that point since it was let go.
Just awesome.
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Re: I've got this old bone with a flint point in it
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2017, 02:25:00 PM »
My brother in-law has a vertebra with a flint head in it, super neat stuff!
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Re: I've got this old bone with a flint point in it
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2017, 02:41:00 PM »
At one time I checked on the style of the points of that area and it matched.

 

   
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Offline Keith Zimmerman

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Re: I've got this old bone with a flint point in it
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2017, 04:44:00 PM »
That's cool!
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Re: I've got this old bone with a flint point in it
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2017, 04:48:00 PM »
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Offline Jon Stewart

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Re: I've got this old bone with a flint point in it
« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2017, 05:53:00 PM »
That's about as good as it gets as far as artifacts are concern. great find.
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Re: I've got this old bone with a flint point in it
« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2017, 05:54:00 PM »
What a cool piece of history.
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Re: I've got this old bone with a flint point in it
« Reply #12 on: May 17, 2017, 05:57:00 PM »
Way cool , thanks for sharing .
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Re: I've got this old bone with a flint point in it
« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2017, 06:12:00 PM »
Awesome, Ron..
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Re: I've got this old bone with a flint point in it
« Reply #14 on: May 17, 2017, 06:26:00 PM »
That's cool Ron!
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Re: I've got this old bone with a flint point in it
« Reply #15 on: May 17, 2017, 06:36:00 PM »
That's incredible!!  What a find!!
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Re: I've got this old bone with a flint point in it
« Reply #16 on: May 17, 2017, 07:19:00 PM »
Awesome piece!

Thank you very much for sharing.

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Re: I've got this old bone with a flint point in it
« Reply #17 on: May 17, 2017, 07:38:00 PM »
Thats a cool thing to have. Nice!
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Re: I've got this old bone with a flint point in it
« Reply #18 on: May 17, 2017, 07:38:00 PM »
I don't see any knife/scrape marks from removing meat, to confirm if it was a lethal hit. I wonder if it provided food for man...or beast. Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: I've got this old bone with a flint point in it
« Reply #19 on: May 17, 2017, 11:08:00 PM »
That is one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time! Total reality check on what "primitive" bows and heads are capable of.
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