Arrowhead found while sieving soil

[897tgigvib]

When ya sieve soil, after each half bucket load on the sieve is sifted, there are rocks, stones, half composted sticks and such.

Also, it averages about one nail and one other usually metallic object per bucket, sometimes something plastic. After all, a good portion of my soil comes from ash out of the burn pile.

Another good portion comes from natural forest compost out of the forest, mostly at places where it piles up such as upslope of a fallen log that fell, hooooooooo, looong ago.

I am also adding in native clay soil from behind my cabin in an effort to dense up the soil for the expected drought this year.

Well, while scooping up the rocks from one of the loads of sifted soil to toss into a bucket, wow, something unexpected caught my eye!

It would either be Yuki or Pomo.

 

[majorcatfish]

Always neat to find a bit of history.

 

[Carol Dee]

And still in remarkable condition. Treasure it.

 

[TheSeedObsesser]

Is that nearly "opaline" glitter from the lighting or in the arrowhead?

 

[897tgigvib]

I think it's in the lighting and also in the dirt on it. I did not do a cleaning of it other than a quick wipe with my fingers.

Here is another picture of it.

 

[digitS']

What does your imagination say ..

. about how it happens ..

. you found it there.

Yay Marshall!!

Steve

 

[thistlebloom]

What a great find Marshall.

 

[ninnymary]

That is neat Marshall. I wonder how old it is. I never would have thought an arrowhead would be red. Thought they would be more like slate.

Mary

 

[897tgigvib]

@ninnymary It is made of the common red chirt from this area. The Obsidian ones were able to be made much more sharp, but they are more fragile.

 

[so lucky]

Hey, @marshallsmyth, great find! How big is it?