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acanthite
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| Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 5:03 pm Post subject: Arrowheads |
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Not fossils, but closer to that than gems or bottles. These arrowheads were collected from the shore of a lake (Al-Fayoum, in Egypt) which is now desert, the lake shore having retreated several km. Two of the arrowheads are of a shape that I've been told is distinctive to the area. The smallest one has been looked at by the British Museum in London and dated to the Neolithic (for the Nile Valley this means about 6000-3000 BCE).
The second photo with flash to see the texture better.
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AdamL
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Wow, those are awesome. I think your right about the shape, its not like others I've ever seen. I have some arrowheads from the osage indians somewhere around here. Probably hiding in the same box in the garage with my rocks, gems, and fossils.
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indianhead
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I remember my Dads Uncle used to find these alot. He was a farmer for many years and found them while plowing his fields with his horse and plow, he was used to doing things the old fashioned way. He had about 3 cigar boxes full of them but unfortunately they got sold at the estate sale after he passed away. |
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AdamL
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| Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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| indianhead wrote: |
| I remember my Dads Uncle used to find these alot. He was a farmer for many years and found them while plowing his fields with his horse and plow, he was used to doing things the old fashioned way. He had about 3 cigar boxes full of them but unfortunately they got sold at the estate sale after he passed away. |
The arrowheads I have come from my uncle, who is a farmer. He finds them while plowing too, and also has boxes full of them. He knows how to spot them from way up in that tractor
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really nice. |
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hamman88
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| indianhead wrote: |
| I remember my Dads Uncle used to find these alot. He was a farmer for many years and found them while plowing his fields with his horse and plow, he was used to doing things the old fashioned way. He had about 3 cigar boxes full of them but unfortunately they got sold at the estate sale after he passed away. |
wierd, my dad found them on a farm and keeps them in a cigar box also. |
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AdamL
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lol. I'm pretty sure my unlce has his in cigar boxes too.
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