When is copper more valuable than gold?

[matmit]

Here are the three pieces in my "collection"

 

[bubbaron]

I have been hunting Indian artifacts here in my home area most of my life. Having found many points and other things, I can really appreciate your finds.
I have never found anything made from copper here in PA. Congrats on some really great finds. Hope you find more.
Bubbaron

 

[Ice Scratcher]

If you can believe this, I now have two copper spear points and a copper awl, but I have never found a stone arrowhead. they seem to elude me, because I do spend some time looking in farm fields...

Yeah, I remember when you found that other one too.. That one is awesome too, my I like this latest one even more...

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[rustyk1]

Congrats on the amazing Copper Culture finds. When I was in Maine, we lived near a Native summer encampment on the Penobscot River. You always keep your head down as you never know. There has been many points found there.

 

[Ron 71]

Wow! What an awesome find!
It's true, You never know what's there unless you dig.
BIG CONGRATS on that one!

 

[ISU Boomer]

That’s pretty awesome. Nice find!

 

[StratTone]

That is an amazing find!!! I have found quite a few flint arrowheads here in GA and it just blows my mind when I find them. Oldest one I've had dated was one my son found aged at around 7500 years go.

I'm curious about how you heard copper was used 4000 years ago? I had always been under the impression that any metal would have been used during the Woodland and Mississippian Era Indians dating back 1000 years?

 

[RF1]

I am an arrowhead collector, and must say that is amazing!

 

[Vermonster]

Stunning! That would make my detecting dreams! Great find!

 

[FelixtheCat]

This will be the 1st time I've ever given the dinger for copper! That's just an amazing find!!

 

[matmit]

Yeah, I remember when you found that other one too.. That one is awesome too, my I like this latest one even more...

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This one is 4-3/4" and you can see the folds from when it was annealed and hammered

Congrats on the amazing Copper Culture finds. When I was in Maine, we lived near a Native summer encampment on the Penobscot River. You always keep your head down as you never know. There has been many points found there.

I am dying to find even one stone point

Wow! What an awesome find!
It's true, You never know what's there unless you dig.
BIG CONGRATS on that one!

Thanks Ron

That’s pretty awesome. Nice find!

Thanks

 

[matmit]

That is an amazing find!!! I have found quite a few flint arrowheads here in GA and it just blows my mind when I find them. Oldest one I've had dated was one my son found aged at around 7500 years go.

I'm curious about how you heard copper was used 4000 years ago? I had always been under the impression that any metal would have been used during the Woodland and Mississippian Era Indians dating back 1000 years?

I have read that the Indians stopped using copper for tools and started using it more for ornamentation like beads and bracelets about 3500 years ago.

I am an arrowhead collector, and must say that is amazing!

Thanks

Stunning! That would make my detecting dreams! Great find!

I am still in shock and keep touching it regularly (my precioussss)

This will be the 1st time I've ever given the dinger for copper! That's just an amazing find!!

WOW, now I know how it feels

 

[NCtoad]

That is a really cool find! Congrats!!

 

[cellrdwellr]

Woah really nice dig there Matt, congrats! I cant seem to find ANY injun artifacts over here. Im sure it will happen eventually, and I agree, send in to Garrett! Ill bet you win that z-lynk set up!

 

[61chip]

Wow! That spearhead is sweet! Congrats on an awesome dig

 

[DirtyRob]

Museum pieces there!

 

[MoBob]

Wow, now that is just plain awesome. A very cool piece buddy , congrats man.

 

[Rigoler012]

Awesome find. So much history in one object!

 

[matmit]

That is a really cool find! Congrats!!

Thanks Toad

Woah really nice dig there Matt, congrats! I cant seem to find ANY injun artifacts over here. Im sure it will happen eventually, and I agree, send in to Garrett! Ill bet you win that z-lynk set up!

I have and I really have enough patches from previous entries. Maybe this will be the month

Wow! That spearhead is sweet! Congrats on an awesome dig

Thanks Chip

Museum pieces there!

Thanks Rob, one day I hope to open a detecting museum

Wow, now that is just plain awesome. A very cool piece buddy , congrats man.

Thanks Bob, its no Civ, but I love it

Awesome find. So much history in one object!

thanks, you got that right

 

[bobac]

dido

That is an amazing find!!! I have found quite a few flint arrowheads here in GA and it just blows my mind when I find them. Oldest one I've had dated was one my son found aged at around 7500 years go.

I'm curious about how you heard copper was used 4000 years ago? I had always been under the impression that any metal would have been used during the Woodland and Mississippian Era Indians dating back 1000 years?

Yeah I'm still wondering about that as well.....I had thought that the use of copper/bronze was strictly a European thing at that early stage.
I'll keep up the research , cus I have a piece just like that one I'm dying to find info on.