frankh8147 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Hello everyone! I went to my favorite stream the other day in Monmouth County and had a really good dig so I wanted to show my finds! I found a really pathological shark tooth and a Mosasaur tooth on what was going to be my last sift, but my best find of the day was my artifact - a 3,000 - 8,000 year old serrated spear head! As you would think, after finding it, I contacted every artifact expert I knew for an opinion. The most common consensus is that it's a Meadowood (roughly 3,000 years old) but there are other opinions that it could be Archaic, so that's why that age range is so big. Either way, something like this is extremely rare in New Jersey, and really made my summer! 3 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Wow! I never find things like that. Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) Wow! Nice finds! Edited August 31, 2021 by fossilhunter21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Great finds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas.Dodson Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Dang, that's a great trifecta of finds! I'm loving that pathological tooth! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokietech96 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Amazing!!!! Congrats!!! Great finds!!! I have been going to the wrong stream this summer . Haha. At least I have been getting out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 That point is stellarcongrats! 1 Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-tree Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Great finds that point is a thing of beauty John 1 1 Be happy while you're living for you're a long time dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Wow beautiful spearhead that’s good enough to be a museum piece . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Triple WOW, Frank! I would have been more than happy with either the mo' tooth or the pathological, but that wonderfully intact artifact is beyond awesome! Big congrats. Wish I could join you for some of these hunts. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Awesome finds, Frank! Well done, sir! 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob-ay Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 That is just about as good as it get's for NJ! Good eye! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historianmichael Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Great finds Frank! The heavy rains we have been getting in NJ must have really shook up the stream there. Perfect timing! 1 Follow me on Instagram (@fossil_mike) to check out my personal collection of fossils collected and acquired over more than 15 years of fossil hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 Thanks everyone!! 18 hours ago, Jeffrey P said: Triple WOW, Frank! I would have been more than happy with either the mo' tooth or the pathological, but that wonderfully intact artifact is beyond awesome! Big congrats. Wish I could join you for some of these hunts. Thanks Jeff! Just let me know when you have a day free - the streams are hitting hard this year (but then again, I think I say that every year ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyB Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Congratulations on the kind of trip that makes everyone envious and want to get out hunting themselves. That point is amazing, especially combined with the pathological and mosasaur. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 12 hours ago, RandyB said: Congratulations on the kind of trip that makes everyone envious and want to get out hunting themselves. That point is amazing, especially combined with the pathological and mosasaur. Thanks Randy - glad I can inspire others to get into the streams! The only things that inspire me to go digging are eating, going to work, waking up, watching tv, sneezing, blinking my eyes, walking, and breathing. Other than those occurrences, I guess I'm pretty un-motivated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyB Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Its about a 6hr round trip for me, so I need a little motivation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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