:D folsum ;)

k, i posted this guy up yesterday, and had them remove the post because i didnt want the whole negative feedback thing that had happened with my Cody Piece.
Then i woke up today and relised, this place is what used to give me inspiration to go out and hunt, and i would like others to get that inspiration that you all gave me in the past.  so say what you would like to say about this, but all in all its a wonderful piece. And yes it was found.
 It exhibits the typical desert polish, and does not have the "classic" river stain or patina you find towards the east.
Flute is full on one side, and the other, its hard to tell, seems to have flute that may go all the way up towards on the right hand side, but it is visable 1/4 way up. micro flaking all the way around except a small portion right before one of the ears, also exhibits basal grinding 1/2 way up on both sides.
 
Please enjoy this piece
http://archaeology.about.com/od/fterms/qt/folsom.htm

im going to leave this one up here this time, I PROMISE:) and sorry for u guys that already had posted positive comments that i had to delete

Dude killer find, glad to cya repostin it, Congrats...

Missed the drama yesterday

SO glad you re-thought sharing this beauty, look how thin it is! That's wonderful, I liked looking at it  

I must have missed it when it was originally posted, I don't know what the controversy over the point was but that look's like a nice thin point to me.

hey guys, sorry there was no controversy, but after i posted yesterday i just remembered when i posted up my eden piece that i also found, i was getting bashed left and right about it being fake, and i got it papered just to prove it was real. 

this piece is wonderful and i have been blessed to find it, i just wanted to keep it positive i hope others will start posting up pics of their fantastic finds!!!!!

Nice looking Folsom chong. Congrats on the killer find.


I know what you mean about getting blasted for your finds. I had a couple people on here question my finds because I wasn't getting in situs of everything that I found and I was having a great year finding lots of killer stuff. I didn't get in situs because at the time all I had was an $850 Nikon that I didn't like taking into the field with me. We have since cleared the air, but I too didn't like being called out on my finds.

no i totally understand steve, its always great seeing them how found, but if anyone wanted they could just lay a piece out somewhere and get a "insitu".
i quit doing the insitu pics for a number of reasons.
so lets give this bad boy some praise

[Matt Rowe]

Pretty darned ugly point there Brandon, looks like a miniature boat.  Send it here and I'll put some notches in that critter for ya!


Can I have it? 

haha, kiss my azz mat!!!!!!! man, i was on all night last night to show ya, but then i had to leave the house, it was early on in the night tho !! im super stoked, i finally got one man!!! now ill hope for a lienerman flaked one!!!! (i know i didnt spell that right)

 
killer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Matt Rowe]

haha, kiss my azz mat!!!!!!! man, i was on all night last night to show ya, but then i had to leave the house, it was early on in the night tho !! im super stoked, i finally got one man!!! now ill hope for a lienerman flaked one!!!! (i know i didnt spell that right)

  Ha, Congrats Brandon!  I didn't get on until late last night, so missed it.  That's a helluva piece, and you seem to have helluva luck - I see a Lindenmeier  in your future.

That's TWO Once-in-a-lifetimers now !

Want to branch out into Penna. lottery numbers ?  

That thing is beyond awesome.  Thanks for sharing. 

Pretty darned ugly point there Brandon, looks like a miniature boat.  Send it here and I'll put some notches in that critter for ya!


Can I have it? 

Too funny. 

That is a beautiful point hon. The material & the way the flute runs straight up reminds me of a Gunther I brought off Matt, long time ago. One doesn't find points like that very often. It would go nice in a frame on its own, papered. Congrats sweetie !!

As for the negotive comments you had, If ya'll aint got nothing nice to say keep your mouths shut !

If you don't we will all know that ya'll are just jealous.

That point is authentic & Chong found it, so get over it.

Molly.

 Time to change up the Avatar of yours to "Folsum Finder".  Congratulations Chong. You have been close with some bases of them as well. Only a matter of time. I am happy for you. 
  This is where we all share our finds and I get a lot of inspiration from seeing every find.
 Hopefully I will have a post in the next day or two. I have been inspired!!
HH
TnMtns

Congrats on finding such a wonderful artifact, chong!  Just think, the paleoindians were hunting giant bison with those   ....The only thing that would make that piece better would be if you had found it embedded in a bison bone   .  
I'm so glad you re-posted it   .


sandcreek~~

man o man o man, fantastic find.      JYD...

i agree with everyone else that is a beautiful piece. glad u posted it. u know its real, who gives a darn what anyone else thinks.

Congrats on a fantastic fnd......whole lotta history in that little folsom.

Would you mind telling us a bit about how and where you found it?  What kind of site?  Were you digging and sifting?  Surface find?

I guess I would keep that if I found it. 

 

You are one lucky dog chong …it’s a super find!

It most likely had more length when originally made but the bottom line is that it’s a nice intact Folsom point, a very rare find. In fact, I have seen more intact Clovis points posted on Tnet than intact Folsoms and in my opinion it's a banner find.

11KBP

what did i miss something?post away who cares what some jealous people think.nice flint

the more i look at it, it looks fake!no man i'm just fn with ya.thats sweet i've found 4 broke ones and one broke clovis.how much would that cost if you were to part with it?everybody has a price,lol.guess if i found it i'd let it go for about 6000 or it would just stay in my frame.everytime i look at it it gets better,thanks for the pics.

I vote BANNER too.


Molly.

Killer.....banner.......

One of the rarest pieces one could find.
If this is not banner worthy, no indian artifact is.
Congrats on the find of a lifetime chong.

haha, kiss my azz mat!!!!!!! man, i was on all night last night to show ya, but then i had to leave the house, it was early on in the night tho !! im super stoked, i finally got one man!!! now ill hope for a lienerman flaked one!!!! (i know i didnt spell that right)

  Ha, Congrats Brandon!  I didn't get on until late last night, so missed it.  That's a helluva piece, and you seem to have helluva luck - I see a Lindenmeier  in your future.

Matt, i knew i didnt spell it right, thanks for the wishes, i know there is one out there because my friend found a fragment months ago!!!

That's TWO Once-in-a-lifetimers now !

Want to branch out into Penna. lottery numbers ?   

Thanks uni, ill try the NM #'s first, if i hit , then ill branch out 2 life timers gets me excited, its all about the luck, mind over matter

That thing is beyond awesome.  Thanks for sharing. 

Thank you Mainer!!!!

Pretty darned ugly point there Brandon, looks like a miniature boat.  Send it here and I'll put some notches in that critter for ya!


Can I have it? 

Too funny. 

That is a beautiful point hon. The material & the way the flute runs straight up reminds me of a Gunther I brought off Matt, long time ago. One doesn't find points like that very often. It would go nice in a frame on its own, papered. Congrats sweetie !!

As for the negotive comments you had, If ya'll aint got nothing nice to say keep your mouths shut !

If you don't we will all know that ya'll are just jealous.

That point is authentic & Chong found it, so get over it.

Molly.

Thank you Molly, And thank you for the kind words, and saying what needed to be said for me!!! I love the idea of a frame of its own and a paper to go with it, that is what i will do, with red backing, i think it will bring the black out, its awesome material, it has timy white flakes all through it!!!!

Time to change up the Avatar of yours to "Folsum Finder".  Congratulations Chong. You have been close with some bases of them as well. Only a matter of time. I am happy for you. 
  This is where we all share our finds and I get a lot of inspiration from seeing every find.
 Hopefully I will have a post in the next day or two. I have been inspired!!
HH
TnMtns

TN, i already changed my Avatar I hope you get time to get away from the deer and get your eyes on the ground today or this week!!!!! Oh, did you ever get that camel bak?

Congrats on finding such a wonderful artifact, chong!  Just think, the paleoindians were hunting giant bison with those  ....The only thing that would make that piece better would be if you had found it embedded in a bison bone  . 
I'm so glad you re-posted it  .


sandcreek~~

sandcreek, OOOOOOO that would be heck of a find, i remember hearing of a bell, or andice or calf creek embedded in one, i think it turned to be bunk, but god....... that would be insian to find a Folsom embedded, thanks again!

Just glad you posted it is all. We don't see points like that too often.

Congrats again sweetie.

Molly.

man o man o man, fantastic find.     JYD...

Thank you Junkyard, you always have great things to say,  

i agree with everyone else that is a beautiful piece. glad u posted it. u know its real, who gives a darn what anyone else thinks.

Musky, yeah, i dont care anymore, the thriss is finding it sharing with you guys, and especially sharing with me friends that go hunting with me, i think they are going out today, i got thier blood pumping, hopefully they will do good as well!

Congrats on a fantastic fnd......whole lotta history in that little folsom.

Would you mind telling us a bit about how and where you found it?  What kind of site?  Were you digging and sifting?  Surface find?

Archer, it was of course a surface find, there was no indications of occupation where it was found, kinda just random. i didnt find anything all day, and did the classic, ok, one more spot b4 i head back, and sure enough, there it was, i opened my mouth and gasped and dropped to my knee's."like the "Cody" end of day.  i sat there for a few mins b4 even touching it, and the whole time a had a huge smile on my face, the really exciting part was i kept thinking please have a huge flute on the other side, please.... kinda like when you find one half burried and you hope its whole b4 you pull it out, and when i picked it up a FULL flute, o man, that really made my day, as soon as i got back i started making phone calls and telling everyone, lol i even showed me sepperated wife, and she is not into these but she said omg, you finally found a Folsom. I used to tell her i would always find one, and well....... hehe too bad we are not still together ;) One of my friends has been trying to get me to go digging on some sites in Texas, we are going to try that later this year when it cools off, i have never had a chance to dig for flint, i cant wait.

I guess I would keep that if I found it.  

 

Ohio, yeah.......... i thought long and hard if it were a keeper ;)

You are one lucky dog chong …it’s a super find!

It most likely had more length when originally made but the bottom line is that it’s a nice intact Folsom point, a very rare find. In fact, I have seen more intact Clovis points posted on Tnet than intact Folsoms and in my opinion it's a banner find.

11KBP

11 Thank you!!!!! I too, honestly cannot recall a complete Folsom being posted up on here, a lot of the members on here that do post are more Easternly than me, maybe thats why there are mostly clivis types, i think it would look nice up there as well from what i have read, people have searched lifetimes and found tons of fragments but, very rare to find a whole one. I did meet this one guy from my area that found 4 complete ones, years ago, he showed me 3 of them, he sold the 4th a long time ago. I believe it was Baker that wrote on how rare complete ones are to find, i believe it was his father that found 100's of fragments but never a complete one.
and yes, i believe it was much longer, and the reworked the base when i snapped off, due the the basal micro flaking.

the more i look at it, it looks fake!no man i'm just fn with ya.thats sweet i've found 4 broke ones and one broke clovis.how much would that cost if you were to part with it?everybody has a price,lol.guess if i found it i'd let it go for about 6000 or it would just stay in my frame.everytime i look at it it gets better,thanks for the pics.

Thank ypou steve, im not sure, everything has a value, and some collectors will put out big $$$$ for what they desire, i dont wanna place a value on this guy, i just want to cherish it and let others enjoy it as well. It wont be just hanging on my wall, i can tell you that;)

I vote BANNER too.


Molly.

Killer.....banner.......

One of the rarest pieces one could find.
If this is not banner worthy, no indian artifact is.
Congrats on the find of a lifetime chong.

Thanks guys, i would vote too, but........ it "dosent make sense : lets see what happens

Congrats on that killer find!

I'm envious but I'll vote BANNER anyways   

looks great to me....nice folsum
 

Banner!!!!!

What?
No Banner for a beautiful Folsom?

awesome find!! fake fake fake, send it to me!!! I dont want you keeping fakes!!!!
Tree 

jonzer, thanks!!!!!!i was thinking the same thing, i cant recall a complete folsom that was a recent find ever even posted up on tn, maybe not enough votes? or i may have made someone mad??? i really dont know.......

tree, sorry buddy, but that lil guy is in my special frame where its gonna stay!!!

or maybe its cause i didnt wanna show the insitu?

Awesome find man. That is a beauty. Again I really need to go out on a hunt with you That is one awesome hunting ground you have chong. I hope to see more of these beauties that you will eventually find. Hope all is good with ya............GTP..........

I'd say they don't want two fluted points up there because of the hissy-fit the mders threw over the last few banners.

It is what it is; congrats on the find of a lifetime.

Killer find chong.  There aren't 2 pieces on the banner nicer than this (maybe the big gold thingy... maybe).  I hunted you area 10-15 years ago and know how hard anything is to come by, let alone a folsom partial, let alone a complete one.  Great find, congratulations on the reward.  The folks who hunt hard in the field know what an accomplishment any find is, let alone a Folsom.

Joe

I agree with a banner, also. It has more than enough votes. Its a once in a life time find, and most of us wont ever find one. I'll ring the banner button, once more. Good luck.   John

Poof you have a Banner...congrats...... and thank you Jeff..... John

You made that yesterday

Good news is, your good at making convincing looking & beautiful pieces

Congrats on the banner

congrats!!!!!

Beautiful find...and the haters hate you even more!   

Cool find.  Is that another point I see? 

Excellent point...it is finds like this that makes me want to take up the hobby of looking for points.  Doing that and metal detect would probably cause a divorce...lol.  I guess I'll just have to figure out a way to get the wife interested.
NJ

Congrats  It sure is a sweet one! 

Chong2

Looks beautiful to me 

 Nice Banner Chong. Here is a little link that treasure hunters can see another Folsum like yours with a little history about a ex slave, turned cowboy, found in 1908.

http://archaeology.about.com/od/fterms/qt/folsom.htm

 

Bison Rock!! ( so does Tn)

Congrats on the banner chong2

Glad you made the Banner!
That's an awesome point.
Rare too.
Newt

Ahhh... there it is.
Congratulations bud.

Awesome find man. That is a beauty. Again I really need to go out on a hunt with you That is one awesome hunting ground you have chong. I hope to see more of these beauties that you will eventually find. Hope all is good with ya............GTP..........

GTP, i wouldnt mind at all, would be fun n thank you

I'd say they don't want two fluted points up there because of the hissy-fit the mders threw over the last few banners.

It is what it is; congrats on the find of a lifetime.

soill, thanks, it took some time but its up tehre either way. i came to this site originally because of meteal detecting, then i picked up on bottles, since i got into artifacts, i have not touched a MD'er since, and honestly i dont ever think i will, unless i see some gold coins laying on the surface, then i might break it out ;)

Poof you have a Banner...congrats...... and thank you Jeff..... John

POOF thanks John and Thank you JEFF

You made that yesterday

Good news is, your good at making convincing looking & beautiful pieces

Congrats on the banner

crusader....... jk  Thank you

Excellent point...it is finds like this that makes me want to take up the hobby of looking for points.  Doing that and metal detect would probably cause a divorce...lol.  I guess I'll just have to figure out a way to get the wife interested.
NJ

NJ, lol i learned the hard way, you hit spot on!!!!!!!!!!

And to everyone else thanks again!!!!!!!!!!!

TN, i put the link in the original post 4 other treasure net members/hunters to see, thanks you!
Oh and Kiros, no its not another point, thanks for looking out tho, i searched the area on my hands and knee's after finding it, trust me 

TN, i put the link in the original post 4 other treasure net members/hunters to see, thanks you!
Oh and Kiros, no its not another point, thanks for looking out tho, i searched the area on my hands and knee's after finding it, trust me 

did you check behind your ear

A big congrats on making the banner.

Congrats!  All I have been able to come up with is a corner of one! (you can see the flute, the flaking, everything, unmistakeable workmanship) Keep looking down on the earth!

Congrats on Banner!

Please don't pull the post... I want to show my son (who's BIG time into artifact hunting) the photos. He's really knowledgable about artifacts, and is especially interested in Paleo period artifacts.

Robin

Sweet piece there... keep them coming! 

good job on the find and banner!

Do see any of the turmoil from the south we are hearing about in your adventures? How safe is your hunting considering where you hunt?

Just be careful down there. I am all the way up in the Panhandle so we are pretty insulated from the really crappy stuff.

good job on the find and banner!

Do see any of the turmoil from the south we are hearing about in your adventures? How safe is your hunting considering where you hunt?

Just be careful down there. I am all the way up in the Panhandle so we are pretty insulated from the really crappy stuff.

Check out his avatar. He is picking off charging Cartel hit men!
One question: copper or green antler tine?

Nice! looks like one I have seen before found in Oklahoma.  Matt has seen it.
Congrats.

wow, we have been spamed

Excellent point...it is finds like this that makes me want to take up the hobby of looking for points.  Doing that and metal detect would probably cause a divorce...lol.  I guess I'll just have to figure out a way to get the wife interested.
NJ

Boy you aint kidding NJ.THER. I want a detector but the misses would freak if I was out doing that everyday. It's bad enough that I have to hear it about artifact hunting and the "STONES" That litter the house. Not only that I hear it on the "JUNK" I bring home from Antiquing. I think a metal detector with all the rusty gold would make her go insane!!!!..........lol.............I live in Pa now but if you ever want to go on a hunt just let me know and next time I go, i'll let ya know.................GTP.....

P.S. Just Remember to Duck when ya tell her!!!

Nice Folsum Chong,
Congrats on the banner ... you and the piece deserve it.

Excellent point...it is finds like this that makes me want to take up the hobby of looking for points.  Doing that and metal detect would probably cause a divorce...lol.  I guess I'll just have to figure out a way to get the wife interested.
NJ

Boy you aint kidding NJ.THER. I want a detector but the misses would freak if I was out doing that everyday. It's bad enough that I have to hear it about artifact hunting and the "STONES" That litter the house. Not only that I hear it on the "JUNK" I bring home from Antiquing. I think a metal detector with all the rusty gold would make her go insane!!!!..........lol.............I live in Pa now but if you ever want to go on a hunt just let me know and next time I go, i'll let ya know.................GTP.....

P.S. Just Remember to Duck when ya tell her!!!

My new strategy is to get my daughter interested then I can just say I'm supporting our children's interests...lol.

NJ

P.S.  Gold does not rust and if you had piles lying around I'm sure she would not mind...

P.S.S.  Got the duck thing down from years of experience...

That piece looks great on the banner, big congrats !!