Nice finds brother, i found a bunch of cool rocks at a sit i found two arrowheads. The cool rocks ended up being tumbler media. I was heart broken lol. I just knew id found something special.
See, I feel like I just can't rule out something like tumbling media. I WANT to rule it out and hope that it's something incredible... but a little voice in the back of my head keeps telling me not to get my hopes up, haha! Thanks for your feedback!
Digestive stone from a dinosaur stomach for sure 🤣. What a way to start out the year! 🔥. Congrats on that SMOKER! I hope its one of many 🤘. Best of luck on the next one ✌️
Lol, I had kidney stones once and it was rough fellas, I didn’t know what was wrong with me, I thought I was severely constipated, I drank a bunch of coffee to try to loosen things up but it wouldn’t working lol, I about passed out driving myself to the hospital, I was cured up in a ball in the ER, they prescribed me some Vicodin and told me I had to wait to pass it, they gave me a little screen to pee in so I would know when I passed it, I was guzzling water so it would shoot out like a rocket and when it did holy cow what a relief, I heard it bounce off the screen and found it, idk if y’all ever seen one but they look like those little spikey round things that fall off trees, we call them gum balls down here, I couldn’t believe that thing came out of me lol, my brother passed one about 4 times the size of mine once so I know he was hurting, my Dad was the toughest person I ever knew but when he had them my mom said he was curled up on the bathroom floor crying like a baby, I wouldn’t wish that shit on anyone, Thank God for Vicodin, God Bless Fella’s!!
Well heck Aaron !!! I would say your sister brought you some luck. Glad the 4 of you had some fun brother. Awesome point my friend. Just AWESOME !!!!! Many blessings or should I start saying More blessings cause that point is a blessing. Take care brother.
She did bring me some luck! She mentioned on the hunt that she was worried she was bad luck because we hadn't found much. That all changed though. I just wish she had found it instead of me. She still hasn't found her first point yet and I'm hoping she'll get one sometime soon. Thanks Kevin!
Me and My Shadows now👍 That was an amazing find Aaron ! I had to go to the kitchen to pick up up a point to compare to yours, Amanda and I thought it was exactly the same but just a slightly different color. Turns out the base is ground up the side on ours and has a slightly different shape. You’ll see it on this Friday’s or the next Friday’s video. Thanks for sharing and we enjoyed watching 👍👍👍
@@meandmyshadow6269 yes it’s a whiteish piece and it’s kinda serrated. It’ll be the laying partially submerged in water on the thumbnail. And Amanda confirmed it’s not next week’s video either it’s 3 weeks away 😂 I loose track because we’ve got two weeks of videos already produced with 2 or 3 more weeks worth of videos laying on the kitchen countertop’s 😂 Don’t miss todays video I think you’ll really like it friend 👍👍👍
@@RESURRECTINGRELICSI just watched your vid from today!! Best shout out ever!!!! 😂 Left ya'll a comment. Man, you guys have a huge back log of videos! You guys are prepped in case you run into any downtime (and I hope you don'T). I need some extra rainy day footage. I'm all out currently. 😮 Pressure is on!
@@meandmyshadow6269 We will pray you get some rain! We finally started getting some here and it really helped. We had fun doing the shout out so it was our pleasure to put that smile on your on your face👍👍👍
Thanks Leland! I don't have but one or two other Holland/Daltons. I'm pretty happy with it. The ball would be a great candidate for the microscope for sure
Dang, brother Shadow 😮👍!!! Sweet point !!!!! Heck of a hunt, and video !!! That ball was definitely cool !!!! I have some that look like it, but they're lightweight.... Cool, Aaron 😎👍⛏️⛏️
Stone balls occasionally turn up in the Western Great Basin. Sometimes as isolates or more frequently as groups of graduated size. Perhaps from +5”d to ~2”d. They’re collectively referred to as gaming stones/balls, though I’ve never heard or read how the game was played. The ones I’ve seen are almost always basalt. I’ve never seen one made from silicate(?) material like yours. Great stuff, and thanks for posting.
Thank you for all of that information! Yes, there were two of the balls found close to each other. The one my buddy found was slightly larger than mine. Had we been more into arrowheads back then, we probably would have looked for more. Hindsight is 20/20 as they say! If mine is truly stone, I would say it's a silicate of some sort for sure. But it is incredibly heavy and dense for its size. It feels and weighs about like what a steel ball bearing of similar size would feel like. It's so polished it looks like porcelain though.
Killer Dalton! Hard to say about the ball. I know they form in rivers in pockets, but the native Americans found them too and used them as game balls or what not. You found a point in that area, good possibility
Thanks Randy! Yes, I think the fact that a point was found in the same general area as the ball is a possible indicator it could be artifact related. Back in those days, we were mostly concerned with metal detecting and bottle hunting. Hadn't gotten too heavily into arrowhead hunting yet. Had I known then what I know now, I would have scoured that area and looked for other artifacts. That whole area got fill dirt on a lot of it and/or re-sodded. I guess I'll never know now!
@@meandmyshadow6269 It is used to lift concrete slabs. fix broken roads. That is the check ball for the pump it is pumping concrete or a mixture of lime The ball was much bigger when it was new. Heavy dude huh? It has wore down from the material flowing around it.
Very interesting! You're the first person to suggest it's something mechanical or industrial related AND to provide an explaination of why it's worn into an imperfect shape. Thanks for the info, Z! Do you know what they are made of?
.You were right my friend, that is a beautiful tip. There are great stories in those thousands of years that it has existed. It was reserved for you my friend. Be careful of the other shadows. BLESSINGS.
One theory I've heard on the round stones (aka "game balls") is this: they were originally "tumbling media", as you said. They were later used as a ballast in the hulls of ships. After arriving in America, some ships had no means or intentions of returning to Europe. The balls were then used for trade with natives. In my area, many of the balls have small areas with what looks like a textile impression, suggesting they were originally handmade with some type of clay like material.
Now that ballast stone theory is one I had not heard yet and I find that VERY fascinating. That would actually be really cool. I guess that would put the "game balls" in the historical period sometime. Probably 15th to 19th century approximately. If that is, indeed, what they are then the ones I found took quite a journey after being received in trade. Thank you for the feedback and I apologize for such a late reply!
I would say the ball is a deburring medium probably a ceramic type being where you found it. I’ve found smaller white balls made from cave Onyx in springs but they’re something different entirely 👍🏻
Very interesting! How are those used? Is it something that's used in a factory type setting? I've heard many times that they are something like that and I have even found pictures of similar stuff that was apparently used for tumbling on an industrial scale.
It sure would make sense. Makes me wonder if marbles might be the oldest toys? They seem to go waaaaay back in many cultures. They were still pretty common all the way into the 80s and 90s for kids. I know I loved marbles as a kid. I didn't even play the actual game, I just liked them. Used them for all sorts of playtime activities
Many thanks, Indiana! This is one of those times where almost everyone in the comments is unanimously in agreement on what type of point it is. Sounds like Holland is the answer! Appreciate your feedback on it
@meandmyshadow6269 your very welcome I always enjoy watching I still can't get over that killer point I also found a old point the other day almost looks the same just a little different it's worth the look if you get time good luck on your next outdoor adventure 👍
Wow! I was blown away when i seen that ball. Seriously watched that part 5 times over. I have found 2 of them. Exacly what you are holding. Same color same markings same size. When i look real close Mine have small half moon markings all over them almost like finger nail impressions? Left when molding clay But material definitely not clay, and not molded by handway to hard to dense to heavy. I just tried to scratch it with knife and showed no mark. And of course course now my kids have been melting ice cubes with them. What are they?! Really!
That's so weird! It seems like many people also have similar stones as these and a lot of people, like us, really aren't sure what they are. It really is a mystery. I've tried doing a lot of research online and it's one of those rare things that's difficult to search even on google. The hits that comeback are just as varied in what they might be as what I hear in the comments here. A lot of people told me to put it in front of a geiger counter to see if it's radioactive... I guess because it melts ice so rapidly. My dad has one but it doesn't work anymore, sadly. I hope they aren't radioactive, lol! I've had it for a few years and have handled it many times and, so far, I haven't grown an ear on my arm or anything weird so I think we're safe... let me know if you find out anything about them
It's possible! Very hard to say in this area - there is so much natural sandstone that gets polished into unnatural looking shapes in this river that it's hard to distinguish. Thanks for pointing it out!
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Thank you! And I couldn't agree more, Goob. I think it's very special that my sister wants to come spend time with me poking around in a river looking at rocks.
ARTIFACT OR FICTION (my analysis from 1100 miles away) 1. I would look under a microscope to see any micro polish marks. 2. The context- You said your friend found a point nearby. 3. Ice melting phenomena.. I had a class last year and it talked about energy transfer. Different elements feel cooler or warmer to the touch but in reality a blanket and a pice of steel in the same room will have the same temperature as the air they just transfer that heat differently. Im sure if you do some research on what solid elements (or combo of) feel "cold" to the touch. TLDR: Im Going with artifact because it it was tumbling media there would be many more from a spill. Another test is to lick it and see if its just an old gobstopper lol. I was wondering the same thing about 365 HeadHunter!! Glad to know he's still alive haha I shared your curiosity there. THAT PALEO IS AN ABSOLUTE GEM. Looks like a greenbriar if you ask me but I've only seen a picture of them here or there. I tried to upload my video about an hour ago but the file corrupted and it sounded like a bad AM radio station with a black screen, it was kinda funny. Sorry for the long comment bro but you asked for it with your new Artifact or Fiction section. Have a goodn! EDIT: I forgot to say that egg from hell is probably radioactive and that's only half a joke
I think my buddy Leland will be able to take a look at it under his electronic microscope. That ice melting phenom is very interesting. That might explain how it melts through ice faster than my finger on the ice cube can. Lol, it TOTALLY looks like one of those old mega-gobstoppers that had the gummy-dinosaur at the very center. Let me go check real quick..... ok, I'm back and I licked it. Definitely NOT a gobstopper. Tastes kind of.... nuclear? Maybe you're onto something with the radiation. You're actually not the first person to suggest it might be radioactive, lol! Ya'll got me worrying now. Maybe this will be the last episode of Artifact or Fiction 🤣
Love your channel! the white ball is a Game ball & likely made of ceramic, possibly not but i know a guy with a severeal that look indenitcal to yours.
Thanks for the feedback on that! I've also heard of people finding them in huge piles so it very well could be some discarded industrial debris for sure.
That is a game ball maybe or a weapon used in a sling defanant artifact probably formed at bottom of a waterfall I have 2 found here in east tn and that smoker point is a broad stem dalton late to trans paleo and true smoker!! God is good!!!!
I never thought about it being formed under a waterfall. I could see how a waterfall could roll sediment into an extremely compact sphere like that if it were caught in a tumbling cycle in a pocket in the bedrock. Thanks for the feedback on that. God is good, indeed!
Thanks buddy! Hey, good to hear from you! Hope you're having some good luck out there. I saw one of your son's latest videos - he is off to a great start this year. Tell him to leave some for me! 😂
I think it has some similarities to Clovis as well. It looks like the general consensus in the comments so far is that it's a Holland. I wouldn't be disappointed with a Holland but if it turned out to be a Clovis... well, let's just say, I'd have a smile on my face at the very least!
Enjoyable video. I like yer names. Where do you take that ball for a quick geiger counter reading? Is there a geiger app on my iPhone? Maybe an assay office, if they still exist.
Believe it or not, I think my dad has a Geiger counter somewhere. He's a geologist. I'm glad you mentioned it, because if he's still got it I might have to make another video. Another person or two also mentioned it might be radioactive... I guess I'll have to find out now. Especially since it's sitting on my kitchen table, lol
I would be tempted to take a hammer and crack the ball open to see what color it is on the inside. Mineral deposits can do really crazy things, but usually those kind of weird things form in a sea, not fresh water rivers or lakes. It looks like you are in Oklahoma (I'm guessing) because we have lots of giant rivers that have dried up to a 6 inch wide stream of water running down the middle. If you are on the Arkansas river, are you on the natural part or the part the corps of engineers built? I'll do some research and see if I can help identify the ball. I'm intrigued. Great video, by the way!
You don't know how much I would like to crack it open. But at the same time, I hate to break it 😂. Classic rock collector problem. Honestly, I don't know if a hammer would break it open. It's astonishingly dense. Feels like a steel ball bearing in the hand. So, I didn't actually find the ball IN the river, it was in an old neighborhood that got bulldozed that sat a few blocks up above the river. West Tulsa-ish area. They bulldozed pretty deep in a lot of areas and I suspect the ball was already in the ground before the houses were built(circa 1900). I hope some of this info helps! Thanks for taking an interest!
Carry a paint brush your gonna pass out trying to blow gravel around I've heard putting a cotton ball over the mike does wonders in the wind at least on the recording end didn't get a good look but bison teeth have a peculiar ridge on the sides only on bison teeth you might have a camel tooth or horse I'm no expert I've found a ball like that in the arkansas river here in Colorado only larger I myself think it sat in another rock and spun forever making it round but who knows I carried the two pound monster ball out anyway nice finds .I've been searching for a book detailing ice age skeletons if you find such a thing let me know please
Wow, yours weighed 2lbs?! That is a monster for sure. And I agree, it may very well be some sediment that was tumbled into a sphere over hundreds or thousands of years. Definitely a possibility. Thanks for all the great feedback!
Niice! I'd say it is one or the other, Greenbrier or Colbert. Both should be serrated. Greenbrier, may be fluted, Colbert may not be, having multiple pressure flakes to thin, the base... both resemble,
Yes, very fish like for sure. I find that shape very pleasing. I wonder if the people who made them thought about that too when they were creating them? Thanks for the feedback!
Well, whenever I spot something on the ground that looks good, I get the phone stand out and set it up in front of the artifact to get the closeup shot. GoPro, unfortunately, has a fixed focus which makes closeup shots looks blurry. That's why I get the phone and stand out for when I find something decent. Thanks for watching and commenting!
The phone stand and phone were lost at the same time as the point. A big indian chief left it there on accident 8000 yrs ago while he was taking nature photos and puffin on his peace pipe. The Chief's name is Chief Smoke's a lot from the Tip o won tribe. He was sad that day cause he broke the point he was working on and then he forgot his phone on the river and he lost his Gucci purse that day but sad to say Aaron didn't find that. Crappy comments help too.
@@kevinkline6835lmfao, this deserves some kind of golden comment award lol, that’s how you step up for your homies and kill ‘em with humor, bravo sir, Have A Blessed Weekend!!!👊🏹😆
I actually am going to see if I can get a hold of one and try. Several people have told me in these comments to try that... do ya'll need to tell me something I don't know?? 😂😂😂 Because if it's radioactive, I need to get it off my kitchen table at least😂
I think the jury is still out on what it truly is. Lots of opinions on it. What I'm most surprised is to hear how many people also have these same objects or similar objects. Deepens the mystery!
Sir I really need your help. Where is 10 years now I have been hunting and collecting keeping artifacts that are not supposed to exist do not trust any mainstream archaeologists or professional I just came across your channel I subscribed and I feel like I can trust you to give me your opinion would you do that for me
I'm so glad you came across my channel and even subscribed! Many thanks to you. I also thank you for feeling you can trust me, but I have to tell you, I am very much a newbie to all things artifact and my knowledge base is very much in its infancy. With that being said, whatever question you might have, I'd at least be happy to offer my personal opinion - for what it's worth. Thanks for watching!
@@meandmyshadow6269 it's not really a question I want to show you some of my pieces and I want your opinion they have all been found on a piece of property I bought less than 6 mi from serpent Mound in Ohio
Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, Flint! Hey, I think you solved the mystery. You don't know how many google search rabbit holes I went down trying to find leads on this thing. I wondered if it might be some sort of media like that and your search suggestion was one of the only definitive results I've seen. Thank you!
Nice finds brother, i found a bunch of cool rocks at a sit i found two arrowheads. The cool rocks ended up being tumbler media. I was heart broken lol. I just knew id found something special.
See, I feel like I just can't rule out something like tumbling media. I WANT to rule it out and hope that it's something incredible... but a little voice in the back of my head keeps telling me not to get my hopes up, haha! Thanks for your feedback!
Digestive stone from a dinosaur stomach for sure 🤣. What a way to start out the year! 🔥. Congrats on that SMOKER! I hope its one of many 🤘. Best of luck on the next one ✌️
Lol! Yeah, I truly am not sure what it might be! Getting lots of different suggestions in the comments. Thanks very much, Chief!
Lol, I had kidney stones once and it was rough fellas, I didn’t know what was wrong with me, I thought I was severely constipated, I drank a bunch of coffee to try to loosen things up but it wouldn’t working lol, I about passed out driving myself to the hospital, I was cured up in a ball in the ER, they prescribed me some Vicodin and told me I had to wait to pass it, they gave me a little screen to pee in so I would know when I passed it, I was guzzling water so it would shoot out like a rocket and when it did holy cow what a relief, I heard it bounce off the screen and found it, idk if y’all ever seen one but they look like those little spikey round things that fall off trees, we call them gum balls down here, I couldn’t believe that thing came out of me lol, my brother passed one about 4 times the size of mine once so I know he was hurting, my Dad was the toughest person I ever knew but when he had them my mom said he was curled up on the bathroom floor crying like a baby, I wouldn’t wish that shit on anyone, Thank God for Vicodin, God Bless Fella’s!!
Well heck Aaron !!! I would say your sister brought you some luck. Glad the 4 of you had some fun brother. Awesome point my friend. Just AWESOME !!!!! Many blessings or should I start saying More blessings cause that point is a blessing. Take care brother.
She did bring me some luck! She mentioned on the hunt that she was worried she was bad luck because we hadn't found much. That all changed though. I just wish she had found it instead of me. She still hasn't found her first point yet and I'm hoping she'll get one sometime soon. Thanks Kevin!
@@meandmyshadow6269 The more she looks with ya she will find artifacts AND love.
Well said!
@@meandmyshadow6269 Truth is easy yo speak. That's why our Prez can't speak. LOL
oh my goodness, what a beauty! Congrats on a killer find! Loved the ball as well, that it intriguing for sure. ❤️
It really is a nice one. I'm very fortunate to have found it. Yeah, that ball is a mystery for sure. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Me and My Shadows now👍 That was an amazing find Aaron ! I had to go to the kitchen to pick up up a point to compare to yours, Amanda and I thought it was exactly the same but just a slightly different color. Turns out the base is ground up the side on ours and has a slightly different shape. You’ll see it on this Friday’s or the next Friday’s video. Thanks for sharing and we enjoyed watching 👍👍👍
Oh that's interesting! I'm looking forward to your video so I can see how they compare! Thanks for watchin, friends!
@@meandmyshadow6269 yes it’s a whiteish piece and it’s kinda serrated. It’ll be the laying partially submerged in water on the thumbnail. And Amanda confirmed it’s not next week’s video either it’s 3 weeks away 😂 I loose track because we’ve got two weeks of videos already produced with 2 or 3 more weeks worth of videos laying on the kitchen countertop’s 😂 Don’t miss todays video I think you’ll really like it friend 👍👍👍
@@RESURRECTINGRELICSI just watched your vid from today!! Best shout out ever!!!! 😂 Left ya'll a comment. Man, you guys have a huge back log of videos! You guys are prepped in case you run into any downtime (and I hope you don'T). I need some extra rainy day footage. I'm all out currently. 😮 Pressure is on!
@@meandmyshadow6269 We will pray you get some rain! We finally started getting some here and it really helped. We had fun doing the shout out so it was our pleasure to put that smile on your on your face👍👍👍
Yes! That's a day maker right there. Great video. What an opportunity to share with ur sister too! Right on man!
Thank you! I really hope I can get my sister over a point of her own soon - she hasn't found one yet
Dang nice Holland point. I would love to get that ball under the microscope, i think i know what it is.
Thanks Leland! I don't have but one or two other Holland/Daltons. I'm pretty happy with it. The ball would be a great candidate for the microscope for sure
Wow!! Awesome find! I think your sister brought good luck. cool piece, for sure- thanks- loved the video 😁
Thank you! Yes, she did bring me some good luck for sure. I gotta get her on one now!
Dang, brother Shadow 😮👍!!!
Sweet point !!!!!
Heck of a hunt, and video !!! That ball was definitely cool !!!! I have some that look like it, but they're lightweight.... Cool, Aaron 😎👍⛏️⛏️
Thanks my friend! Yeah, this ball is very dense and heavy. A lot heavier than it looks for it's size. Feels like a steel ball bearing in your hand.
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Hmmmm....weird and cool 😎 👍
Stone balls occasionally turn up in the Western Great Basin. Sometimes as isolates or more frequently as groups of graduated size. Perhaps from +5”d to ~2”d. They’re collectively referred to as gaming stones/balls, though I’ve never heard or read how the game was played. The ones I’ve seen are almost always basalt. I’ve never seen one made from silicate(?) material like yours.
Great stuff, and thanks for posting.
Thank you for all of that information! Yes, there were two of the balls found close to each other. The one my buddy found was slightly larger than mine. Had we been more into arrowheads back then, we probably would have looked for more. Hindsight is 20/20 as they say! If mine is truly stone, I would say it's a silicate of some sort for sure. But it is incredibly heavy and dense for its size. It feels and weighs about like what a steel ball bearing of similar size would feel like. It's so polished it looks like porcelain though.
Killer point buddy. Love finding an artifact that hasn't been touched in thousands of years
Yes, it's those oldies that really get the blood pumping, isn't it?
@meandmyshadow6269 yes sir. Those old paleo points had the best workmanship ever
Killer Dalton! Hard to say about the ball. I know they form in rivers in pockets, but the native Americans found them too and used them as game balls or what not. You found a point in that area, good possibility
Thanks Randy! Yes, I think the fact that a point was found in the same general area as the ball is a possible indicator it could be artifact related. Back in those days, we were mostly concerned with metal detecting and bottle hunting. Hadn't gotten too heavily into arrowhead hunting yet. Had I known then what I know now, I would have scoured that area and looked for other artifacts. That whole area got fill dirt on a lot of it and/or re-sodded. I guess I'll never know now!
@@meandmyshadow6269 wow, that's a shame! I had places like that, houses there now.
That’s a killer Holland, Aaron! Congrats!
Thanks Josh! I was very fortunate to have stumbled across it.
Mud jack ball. NICE point. Thanks for sharing.
What is a mud jack ball? I've never heard of that. Thanks for watching, Z!
@@meandmyshadow6269 It is used to lift concrete slabs. fix broken roads. That is the check ball for the pump it is pumping concrete or a mixture of lime The ball was much bigger when it was new. Heavy dude huh? It has wore down from the material flowing around it.
Very interesting! You're the first person to suggest it's something mechanical or industrial related AND to provide an explaination of why it's worn into an imperfect shape. Thanks for the info, Z! Do you know what they are made of?
@@meandmyshadow6269Not sure on what they are made of you might google it type in mud jack see what's up I'm sure it will find something about it.
@@zzzzzzzzzzaper will do, appreciate all the feedback, brother!
.You were right my friend, that is a beautiful tip. There are great stories in those thousands of years that it has existed. It was reserved for you my friend. Be careful of the other shadows. BLESSINGS.
Well said! Thank you for visiting, Coyote! Many blessings to you as well. Good luck out there!
Awesome finds!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍
Your channel has evolved into truly something beautiful, my friend.❤❤❤
Thank you so much 😀 That really is a big encouragement to hear that. I appreciate you saying so. I hope I can continue to improve for all of you!
Gratz on that Holland Dalton a very old type of Dalton
Thank you! I knew as soon as I saw that fish shape that I had something old there. It's those old ones that really get the blood pumping.
One theory I've heard on the round stones (aka
"game balls") is this: they were originally "tumbling media", as you said. They were later used as a ballast in the hulls of ships. After arriving in America, some ships had no means or intentions of returning to Europe. The balls were then used for trade with natives.
In my area, many of the balls have small areas with what looks like a textile impression, suggesting they were originally handmade with some type of clay like material.
Now that ballast stone theory is one I had not heard yet and I find that VERY fascinating. That would actually be really cool. I guess that would put the "game balls" in the historical period sometime. Probably 15th to 19th century approximately. If that is, indeed, what they are then the ones I found took quite a journey after being received in trade. Thank you for the feedback and I apologize for such a late reply!
I'm with the others Holland Dalton...awesome job brother
Sounds like everyone is on about the same page with the type. I'm glad to hear of that. Already got it in the display cabinet!
I would say the ball is a deburring medium probably a ceramic type being where you found it. I’ve found smaller white balls made from cave Onyx in springs but they’re something different entirely 👍🏻
Very interesting! How are those used? Is it something that's used in a factory type setting? I've heard many times that they are something like that and I have even found pictures of similar stuff that was apparently used for tumbling on an industrial scale.
Beautiful Arrowhead!!!👍👍👍👍
It sure is! I am very thankful to have found it. Also very thankful for your viewership and comments as always, Kim!
As I always say I think 🤔 they are marbles that the Indians kids had as toys to play with 👍😁
It sure would make sense. Makes me wonder if marbles might be the oldest toys? They seem to go waaaaay back in many cultures. They were still pretty common all the way into the 80s and 90s for kids. I know I loved marbles as a kid. I didn't even play the actual game, I just liked them. Used them for all sorts of playtime activities
Kids back then didn't have anything like kids these days back then it was rock,sticks, and dirt. If they didn't have that much money
Great find, man! I'd call it a Holland if I found it. Sweet Early Archaic/Late Paleo find.
Many thanks, Indiana! This is one of those times where almost everyone in the comments is unanimously in agreement on what type of point it is. Sounds like Holland is the answer! Appreciate your feedback on it
That point looks Yearmakerish for sure and the year has barely started, keep on em😎😎😎
Thanks GBM! Yes, it may turn out to be my best one all year and I'll happily take it!
Nice finds enjoyed watching thanks for sharing and good luck on your next outdoor adventure
Thank you, my friend!
@meandmyshadow6269 your very welcome I always enjoy watching I still can't get over that killer point I also found a old point the other day almost looks the same just a little different it's worth the look if you get time good luck on your next outdoor adventure 👍
@@missourioutdooradventuresoh thanks for the heads up, i'll go check it out right now! And thank you for the kind words too, sir!
Nice video man! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching my friend!
Wow! I was blown away when i seen that ball. Seriously watched that part 5 times over. I have found 2 of them. Exacly what you are holding. Same color same markings same size. When i look real close Mine have small half moon markings all over them almost like finger nail impressions? Left when molding clay But material definitely not clay, and not molded by handway to hard to dense to heavy. I just tried to scratch it with knife and showed no mark. And of course course now my kids have been melting ice cubes with them.
What are they?! Really!
That's so weird! It seems like many people also have similar stones as these and a lot of people, like us, really aren't sure what they are. It really is a mystery. I've tried doing a lot of research online and it's one of those rare things that's difficult to search even on google. The hits that comeback are just as varied in what they might be as what I hear in the comments here. A lot of people told me to put it in front of a geiger counter to see if it's radioactive... I guess because it melts ice so rapidly. My dad has one but it doesn't work anymore, sadly. I hope they aren't radioactive, lol! I've had it for a few years and have handled it many times and, so far, I haven't grown an ear on my arm or anything weird so I think we're safe... let me know if you find out anything about them
Looks like a piece of pottery next to that white point at 4:10 mark!
It's possible! Very hard to say in this area - there is so much natural sandstone that gets polished into unnatural looking shapes in this river that it's hard to distinguish. Thanks for pointing it out!
Definitely a $1,000,000 Chinese stone!!!🤑 For real though, that Holland is spectacular buddy! Congrats on a killer find!!…👍
Yeah, they're more than welcome to buy my marble for a million, haha! Thank you much, great to hear from you guys!
Hello Shadow's sister! I say that white ball is definitely a fossilized alien egg... seriously I have no idea but it's cool. :-)
I'll let her know she's getting some hellos! If that alien egg hatches, I'll be running out of this place like scooby doo from a ghost. "Zoiks!"
@@meandmyshadow6269 Hahahaha!
I heard that they were put in gunpowder kegs, to keep the powder from clumping up...?
@@ericregenauer7595 Ok, that makes sense! Thanks for answering.
Never ignore the Spidey sense . great hunt guys .Peace
Sometimes the o'l Spidey sense really does work, doesn't it?! Thanks for watching!
Just found you. Subscribed! Great finds.
Hey thank you so much for the sub! Welcome to the Shadow family! Thank you for taking time to watch and comment as well! New videos every Thursday at 6pm central (most of the time, haha)
It's the scottsbluff/Holland variety! One of my fav types
@@folsomblues2874 they are a beautiful kind!
Hollander dalton nice paleo point best thing about it you remember your sister being on that hunt with you
Thank you! And I couldn't agree more, Goob. I think it's very special that my sister wants to come spend time with me poking around in a river looking at rocks.
ARTIFACT OR FICTION (my analysis from 1100 miles away)
1. I would look under a microscope to see any micro polish marks.
2. The context- You said your friend found a point nearby.
3. Ice melting phenomena.. I had a class last year and it talked about energy transfer. Different elements feel cooler or warmer to the touch but in reality a blanket and a pice of steel in the same room will have the same temperature as the air they just transfer that heat differently. Im sure if you do some research on what solid elements (or combo of) feel "cold" to the touch.
TLDR: Im Going with artifact because it it was tumbling media there would be many more from a spill. Another test is to lick it and see if its just an old gobstopper lol.
I was wondering the same thing about 365 HeadHunter!! Glad to know he's still alive haha I shared your curiosity there.
THAT PALEO IS AN ABSOLUTE GEM. Looks like a greenbriar if you ask me but I've only seen a picture of them here or there.
I tried to upload my video about an hour ago but the file corrupted and it sounded like a bad AM radio station with a black screen, it was kinda funny. Sorry for the long comment bro but you asked for it with your new Artifact or Fiction section.
Have a goodn!
EDIT: I forgot to say that egg from hell is probably radioactive and that's only half a joke
I think my buddy Leland will be able to take a look at it under his electronic microscope. That ice melting phenom is very interesting. That might explain how it melts through ice faster than my finger on the ice cube can. Lol, it TOTALLY looks like one of those old mega-gobstoppers that had the gummy-dinosaur at the very center. Let me go check real quick..... ok, I'm back and I licked it. Definitely NOT a gobstopper. Tastes kind of.... nuclear? Maybe you're onto something with the radiation. You're actually not the first person to suggest it might be radioactive, lol! Ya'll got me worrying now. Maybe this will be the last episode of Artifact or Fiction 🤣
Very nice Holland point.
Thank you!
That ball is most definitely a pterodactyl gonad.
You made me laugh today. Thank you.
Made me laugh too! Thanks 😂
Love your channel! the white ball is a Game ball & likely made of ceramic, possibly not but i know a guy with a severeal that look indenitcal to yours.
Hey thanks so much! I'm glad you're liking the channel. Thank you for the info too!
Gameing stone
There should be five of. Them gameing stones
Definitely an artifact
Nice finds
Thank you for all the feedback on that, Greg! Love hearing everyone's input
Smoker Holland bro. That's a year maker.
Thanks Jake! I'm very pleased! I really needed a good point for a morale booster for sure
What an awesome hunt!
Thanks! It's always a good hunt when something really old like that shows up!
@@meandmyshadow6269 I agree, and that’s what keeps me so addicted!
@@reliclifeI just subbed your channel! Looks like you do some detecting too. I love metal detecting! Looking forward to checking out your vids!
@@meandmyshadow6269 thank you! I run across a nice arrowhead from time to time, but we don’t get too many fossils in my area.
Crazy good saves 👏
Thanks dude!
Could be an old water filtration ball from the 1800s, my grandfather found a huge pyramid of them back in the 40s
Actually called millstones
If not it’s definitely dinosaur related 🤣
Thanks for the feedback on that! I've also heard of people finding them in huge piles so it very well could be some discarded industrial debris for sure.
That is a game ball maybe or a weapon used in a sling defanant artifact probably formed at bottom of a waterfall I have 2 found here in east tn and that smoker point is a broad stem dalton late to trans paleo and true smoker!! God is good!!!!
I never thought about it being formed under a waterfall. I could see how a waterfall could roll sediment into an extremely compact sphere like that if it were caught in a tumbling cycle in a pocket in the bedrock. Thanks for the feedback on that. God is good, indeed!
Holland.
Same here.
Tom?
Thanks buddy! Hey, good to hear from you! Hope you're having some good luck out there. I saw one of your son's latest videos - he is off to a great start this year. Tell him to leave some for me! 😂
@@eastcoastlithicsLol, I see what you did there 🤓
That last one looks like a Clovis point
I think it has some similarities to Clovis as well. It looks like the general consensus in the comments so far is that it's a Holland. I wouldn't be disappointed with a Holland but if it turned out to be a Clovis... well, let's just say, I'd have a smile on my face at the very least!
Ah, The ol Coyote reveal
I can never seem to pull it off like he can. O'l Coyote has got him some good lungs!
@@meandmyshadow6269 Shoot, I can't even blow out a candle. LOL
😂😂😂
Enjoyable video. I like yer names.
Where do you take that ball for a quick geiger counter reading?
Is there a geiger app on my iPhone?
Maybe an assay office, if they still exist.
Believe it or not, I think my dad has a Geiger counter somewhere. He's a geologist. I'm glad you mentioned it, because if he's still got it I might have to make another video. Another person or two also mentioned it might be radioactive... I guess I'll have to find out now. Especially since it's sitting on my kitchen table, lol
I would be tempted to take a hammer and crack the ball open to see what color it is on the inside. Mineral deposits can do really crazy things, but usually those kind of weird things form in a sea, not fresh water rivers or lakes. It looks like you are in Oklahoma (I'm guessing) because we have lots of giant rivers that have dried up to a 6 inch wide stream of water running down the middle. If you are on the Arkansas river, are you on the natural part or the part the corps of engineers built? I'll do some research and see if I can help identify the ball. I'm intrigued. Great video, by the way!
You don't know how much I would like to crack it open. But at the same time, I hate to break it 😂. Classic rock collector problem. Honestly, I don't know if a hammer would break it open. It's astonishingly dense. Feels like a steel ball bearing in the hand. So, I didn't actually find the ball IN the river, it was in an old neighborhood that got bulldozed that sat a few blocks up above the river. West Tulsa-ish area. They bulldozed pretty deep in a lot of areas and I suspect the ball was already in the ground before the houses were built(circa 1900). I hope some of this info helps! Thanks for taking an interest!
The ice melting has to be some sort of reaction to the metals in the pellet of UFO Poop you found.
Lol, I'm thinking so. Once I get done scanning it for ectoplasm, I prob should run it through the spectrometer for uranium particles 🤔
Carry a paint brush your gonna pass out trying to blow gravel around I've heard putting a cotton ball over the mike does wonders in the wind at least on the recording end didn't get a good look but bison teeth have a peculiar ridge on the sides only on bison teeth you might have a camel tooth or horse I'm no expert I've found a ball like that in the arkansas river here in Colorado only larger I myself think it sat in another rock and spun forever making it round but who knows I carried the two pound monster ball out anyway nice finds .I've been searching for a book detailing ice age skeletons if you find such a thing let me know please
Wow, yours weighed 2lbs?! That is a monster for sure. And I agree, it may very well be some sediment that was tumbled into a sphere over hundreds or thousands of years. Definitely a possibility. Thanks for all the great feedback!
Idk either Aaron but I would sell it to one of those Chinese companies for 700 grand. LOL
Now that would be hilarious if I could scam the Chinese with their own scam! I wouldn't turn down 700 grand, that's for sure!
@@meandmyshadow6269 LOL
Sweeeet!👍🏹
Thanks for the visit!
Niice! I'd say it is one or the other, Greenbrier or Colbert. Both should be serrated. Greenbrier, may be fluted, Colbert may not be, having multiple pressure flakes to thin, the base... both resemble,
A fish! Sorry bout that
Yes, very fish like for sure. I find that shape very pleasing. I wonder if the people who made them thought about that too when they were creating them? Thanks for the feedback!
Fish go right through water, pretty darn easy. Maybe that was their mindset... nice point👍👍
There are about 10 different Daltons. It lasted so long, that they changed many times, over many different areas...
Funny how the broken tip was right behind the phone stand!
Well, whenever I spot something on the ground that looks good, I get the phone stand out and set it up in front of the artifact to get the closeup shot. GoPro, unfortunately, has a fixed focus which makes closeup shots looks blurry. That's why I get the phone and stand out for when I find something decent. Thanks for watching and commenting!
The phone stand and phone were lost at the same time as the point. A big indian chief left it there on accident 8000 yrs ago while he was taking nature photos and puffin on his peace pipe. The Chief's name is Chief Smoke's a lot from the Tip o won tribe. He was sad that day cause he broke the point he was working on and then he forgot his phone on the river and he lost his Gucci purse that day but sad to say Aaron didn't find that. Crappy comments help too.
@@kevinkline6835😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you're awesome, Kevin!
@@meandmyshadow6269 LOL
@@kevinkline6835lmfao, this deserves some kind of golden comment award lol, that’s how you step up for your homies and kill ‘em with humor, bravo sir, Have A Blessed Weekend!!!👊🏹😆
Use a Geiger counter on that orb!
I actually am going to see if I can get a hold of one and try. Several people have told me in these comments to try that... do ya'll need to tell me something I don't know?? 😂😂😂 Because if it's radioactive, I need to get it off my kitchen table at least😂
@@meandmyshadow6269 just don't keep it in your pocket lol
@@JoeandAngiegood advice 😂
i have the exact same stone .... are you any closer to figuring it out ?
I think the jury is still out on what it truly is. Lots of opinions on it. What I'm most surprised is to hear how many people also have these same objects or similar objects. Deepens the mystery!
WOW !!!!!
My thoughts exactly!
WOW look at that gary busey tooth
hahahaha
Hi Seester
Sheeeeeeeeeeeesh
Definitely a sheeeeshable moment for sure! Man, I love a good sheesh in the comments! Thank you!
I have some of these white balls I never new what they where ether 🤔
Try putting them on ice and see if they do the same thing
Sir I really need your help. Where is 10 years now I have been hunting and collecting keeping artifacts that are not supposed to exist do not trust any mainstream archaeologists or professional I just came across your channel I subscribed and I feel like I can trust you to give me your opinion would you do that for me
I'm so glad you came across my channel and even subscribed! Many thanks to you. I also thank you for feeling you can trust me, but I have to tell you, I am very much a newbie to all things artifact and my knowledge base is very much in its infancy. With that being said, whatever question you might have, I'd at least be happy to offer my personal opinion - for what it's worth. Thanks for watching!
@@meandmyshadow6269 it's not really a question I want to show you some of my pieces and I want your opinion they have all been found on a piece of property I bought less than 6 mi from serpent Mound in Ohio
beaver lake Paleo.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Hello
That's first place two video in a row, buddy! You're back on top of the game for sure!
@@meandmyshadow6269 Don would be proud of me. LOL
@@kevinkline6835he sure would be! He left me that one comment the other day and then disappeared again 🤷🏻♂️
@@meandmyshadow6269 Not sure what's up? Maybe just working hard.
Google images 'Bain waterworks porcelain balls`. A medium used in water filtration systems, residential and commercial. Nice paleo!
Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, Flint! Hey, I think you solved the mystery. You don't know how many google search rabbit holes I went down trying to find leads on this thing. I wondered if it might be some sort of media like that and your search suggestion was one of the only definitive results I've seen. Thank you!