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nclonghunter:
When I was younger I spent many hours walking fields and looking along the river banks. All the finds came from the Ohio River area between Huntington and Point Pleasant West Virginia....enjoy

I had a couple drift punches and never new what they were. Was told they were gaming pieces. The picture of the two blades are a real one and the white one I made in honor of the real one. The yellow blade came from the Ohio River bank along the waters edge. I was told the bone face is a hair pin????The black point was also found along the waters edge and is believed to have tumbled in the gravel for a long time and gave it a smooth finish. The black pieces around the bone face is coal shaped into teeth and are called canine coal. They were used for necklaces or decoration.

nclonghunter:
couple more views

JackCrafty:
All awesome finds!  Those coal artifacts are fantastic (I've never seen those).

The subject of "drift" punches is fascinating and there are several theories.  I'm probly going to get flak for this but I've never bought the idea that these are knapping tools.

In my opinion, they look like tools used to maintain piercings of the ears, nose, and/or lips.  You know, everyday items that take the place of really long and fancy things that are worn on special occasions.  Maybe they were also used in flintknapping but I don't see it.

iowabow:
Are those items with the quarter antler?

iowabow:
If so then they are the same lengh as my ishi stick bits when they need replaced.

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