Small collection.

[upnorth]

Here are two items, which my wife and I found in British Columbia.
My wife found the arrowhead on Denman Island while digging an extension onto our garden, in 1983.
The shale beads, drilled with harder stone points, were sifted from various middens along the coast, by me and friends, 1970 through 1990.
Local museum scientists tell me the arrow point is probably from the Comox band, and the beads, which are Coast Salish, were used for adornment, and also to bury with those who had passed on to another world. These particular ones were NOT dug from graves!
The point is 2 1/2" long, and the bead string is about 5 foot 8" long.
These objects keep us in touch with the rich history of this area!

[ouhunter]

Very nice Its always neat to hold a little history in your hands
Geat find!!

[gino]

WOW!! those are cool!!
Please keep posting your finds I really enjoy looking at them (your arrow heads were great).

I wish I could find something simular on my property.

Thanks again

[upnorth]

I forgot to add that the point is maybe a few hundred years old, but the beads range from 2,000 to 4,000 years old!!
This is from the anthropologists at the Royal Museum in Victoria.

[upnorth]

Very nice Its always neat to hold a little history in your hands
Geat find!!

Thanks ou! I really enjoy looking at your collection.

[ouhunter]

upnorth, Thanks Mine are from 500 to 10,000 yrs old, but most are in the 500 to 8,000 yrs old range. I've been doing alot of research and boy is there alot to learn. LOL But it's been a blast.

[upnorth]

8,000 to 10,000 years is a long time in human life terms!!!
It's amazing when you hold something like that!!
Inspires humility!!

[Froggyedge]

It's amazing when you hold something like that!!
Inspires humility!!

Well said!
Great find!

[big monk]

Nice!!!!!!! Very Nice!!!!!!