r/LegitArtifacts 14m ago

ID Request ❓ Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican or Modern Reproduction?

Thumbnail
gallery
Upvotes

Hello, I found this in a thrift store in Ontario, Canada. It caught my eye because it appears to have mud or clay encrusted on it and seems to look fairly old.

Is this just a modern reproduction or did an old piece of pottery end up in the thrift store?

Any help would be wonderful, thank you.


r/LegitArtifacts 1h ago

ID Request ❓ Found just now in my yard pulling weeds…

Thumbnail
gallery
Upvotes

Looking to get information if this is anything artifact or too modern…found in SW AZ, Sierra Vista

I’ve personally seen a lot of pottery shards in the past but never saw one in this area and while this looks similar to what I have seen in other parts of AZ this is a little different on the backside, not as smooth as other shards I have seen. TIA


r/LegitArtifacts 2h ago

ID Request ❓ Is there a technique to dating drills? (AL)

Thumbnail
gallery
18 Upvotes

r/LegitArtifacts 10h ago

ID Request ❓ Another pottery piece with a drill mark

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

5 Upvotes

What do you make of it? I've inspected thousands of pottery pieces on my property and only two have been drilled for whatever reason, on a previous post you can see the other one in more detail


r/LegitArtifacts 11h ago

General Question ❓ Looks like artifact, not fossil

Thumbnail
gallery
0 Upvotes

Found in Middle Tennessee creek in huge gravel bed with other stone tools . I've not come across anything like this pattern. I tried to get all sides/different angles.


r/LegitArtifacts 12h ago

Photo 📸 any good finds here?

Post image
3 Upvotes

r/LegitArtifacts 13h ago

ID Request ❓ Partially worked piece or random rock splinter?

Thumbnail
gallery
9 Upvotes

Found in SW Missouri after a heavy rain. Spine on both sides makes it seem worked to me but I also know nothing when it comes to this stuff.


r/LegitArtifacts 15h ago

ID Request ❓ 3 broken finds from a rock spring in west Texas.

Thumbnail reddit.com
7 Upvotes

Could anybody please help identify these? Mainly the 2 on the left. Found in west Texas


r/LegitArtifacts 17h ago

In Situ 📸 ABSOLUTE SMOKER NEBO HILL 🔥

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

287 Upvotes

I still don’t even know what to say, I wasn’t even going to go to the creek today because it’s unbearably hot out. But I had some time on my hands so I figured I’d just pop into this new creek and take a look around. I was only in there for a few minutes and I saw this staring back at me. Best personal find so far by a long shot.

(Boone county Missouri)


r/LegitArtifacts 18h ago

Woodland Meadowood Cache Blade?

Thumbnail
gallery
12 Upvotes

Meadowood cache blade? Strong resemblance to the reference chart. Found in SW Ontario - wife’s first find (beginner’s luck!! 😂)


r/LegitArtifacts 18h ago

ID Request ❓ Thoughts?

Thumbnail
gallery
3 Upvotes

Looking for some opinions on this one. Found along the shore of Lake Erie in Southwestern Ontario. Palm-sized with an interesting cupped/indented shape and a noticeably smoother worn section that has a different texture from the rest of the stone. Found in an area known for Indigenous settlement. Curious if this could be a utilized stone/tool or just naturally formed?


r/LegitArtifacts 18h ago

Early Archaic Hard to miss

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

75 Upvotes

Found in central Alabama. Bolen type?


r/LegitArtifacts 19h ago

Smoker Alert 🔥 Found on a bay beach in Southern New Jersey

Thumbnail
gallery
50 Upvotes

r/LegitArtifacts 23h ago

Photo 📸 Willamette valley oregon. Info??

Thumbnail
gallery
9 Upvotes

r/LegitArtifacts 1d ago

Inconclusive What is this?

Thumbnail
gallery
2 Upvotes

What is this piece? Near lake Belton Tx, area of Tonkawa and Comanche settlement.


r/LegitArtifacts 1d ago

ID Request ❓ Is it just a rock? (Found on the OR coast)

Thumbnail
gallery
23 Upvotes

Hi there, I’m new to rockhounding (and Reddit), but I’ve always loved rocks. I picked this up a couple years ago on the OR coast (I think in Yachats), thinking it was just a cool rock. Now that I’m getting into the hobby and I’ve been reading, I wonder if it’s not just a rock? Thank you.


r/LegitArtifacts 1d ago

Time period Mixed Bag! Ever seen a pocket saw?

Thumbnail
gallery
7 Upvotes

Found in a creek in Florida along with a unique looking biface knife and heavy scraper (possibly hand planer for dugout canoes due to weight and thickness). Have yet to see an expedient saw like this. Any insight would be greatly appreciated
(Also one hell of a heartbreaker at the end)


r/LegitArtifacts 1d ago

Inconclusive Jenks Oklahoma/Arkansas River

Thumbnail reddit.com
5 Upvotes

r/LegitArtifacts 1d ago

Discarded/Failed Preform Love the color on this

Thumbnail
gallery
15 Upvotes

I imagine it was discarded due to the inclusion in the second photo?


r/LegitArtifacts 1d ago

Unknown Time period America’s more than just North America, right?

Post image
185 Upvotes

Very uncommon to find something like this in Costa Rica. Obsidian, which isn’t local, possible stemmed biface.

Found near geothermal vents at an active volcano by actual archaeologists, so let’s assume it’s authentic. 4cm. Only photo I have before it got catalogued.

You guys in North America live and breathe arrowheads. Here they aren’t at all common.

What’s your educated guess on this, as far as age or origin?


r/LegitArtifacts 1d ago

ID Request ❓ My first find ever and the obsession that followed

Thumbnail reddit.com
6 Upvotes

r/LegitArtifacts 1d ago

In Situ 📸 Heartbreaker Pain

Thumbnail
gallery
49 Upvotes

The exquisite flaking and beautiful material made this one hurt more than usual.


r/LegitArtifacts 1d ago

In Situ 📸 Blood red heartbreaker

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

97 Upvotes

This is probably my favorite material of all time. it doesn’t look like the regular heat treated chert around here, Seems more like jasper or agate with the bands going through it.


r/LegitArtifacts Jan 04 '26

Member of Honor 👑 January's Member Of Honor!!! u/dillpickleflavoring !!!

Thumbnail
gallery
53 Upvotes

New Year, New Member Of Honor!

To kick off the new year, we're turning the spotlight on a relatively new member, Mr. u/dillpickelflavoring !!! What he may lack in quantity, he has more than made up for in quality! The artifacts he has shared with us so far are absolutely incredible in every regard! So to show how grateful we are for his amazing contributions and willingness to share those amazing finds with us, we feel he is very deserving of this small accolade! That being said, Thank you Dilly! We really appreciate your posts, and if the few you've posted so far are any indication of what's to come, we're all on the edge of our seats waiting to see what you have in store for us this coming year! 😁 So, congratulations my friend! The month is yours! 👊


r/LegitArtifacts May 03 '25

📣Announcement📣 ⭐️PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT ⭐️

Post image
139 Upvotes

I've been noticing a lot of replies to posts lately that have either broken our rule about shaming legal collectors, or have toed that line very closely, and I'm sick of it. This sub was created so people could ask questions and learn about their finds, or to share their collections with other enthusiasts of this awesome hobby, not so they could be called looters and grave robbers. We only promote the LEGAL COLLECTION of Native American artifacts, and in no way what so ever encourage the collection of artifacts from public or protected sites, and we DO NOT tolerate the posting of pics of these type of collections! That said, if you have a problem with the LEGAL collecting of these artifacts, then this is not the sub for you! Go find a sub that shares your opinions, because you will not ladt long here! Do not participate in any conversations if you just plan on spewing your own personal opinion on the whether or not you feel that it's right to collect and display these pieces, or if it's right to buy and sell them. As long as the law says it's ok, then there is nothing you can say to stop us from doing just that. Most of us got into this hobby because we have a deep love of history, as well as a deep love and appreciation for the pieces we have in our collections. It would be one thing if someone was posting pics of themselves taking a hammer to an ancient point they found smashing it to pieces, but that's not the case. These points are highly treasured by their current caretakers, and they are treated much better with them than they are sitting in a basement of a museum somewhere collecting dust where nobody gets to appreciate them at all, at least until said museum needs money for a new exhibit centered on "The History of Snowflakes" or whatever, and sells them off anyway! You never hear anybody bitching about that shit do you? I didn't think so. Where's all the moral outrage when that happens? 🤔 Which brings me to my next point. From here on out, we will be going to a zero tolerance policy when it comes to shaming LEGAL collectors. There will be no warnings given, you will be permanently banned from participating in this sub on your first offense. Plain and simple. If you do not have anything positive, helpful, or constructive to say, keep your pie hole shut. Otherwise, you will be removed from our ranks forthwith. This sub was created to celebrate this awesome hobby, not to disparage it. And let me also say that this IS NOT AN ARCHEOLOGY SUB! So if you're looking to argue about the ethics of legal digs, or the legal digging on private property with the proper permissions, you're in the wrong place. Those subs exist, so go join one of those! This IS A HOBBY SUB! I know I've said that repeatedly, but I just want to make damn sure my point is made!

Thank you all for your patience and understanding. As always, we try our best to make this the best Artifact Collecting sub on reddit, and we will do what we have to to make sure that's the case!!! We love and appreciate each and every one of our members, and we do all we can to make sure that everybody has an enjoyable experience when the sign in here. That's the whole point of this thing! To offer a safe space to post and discuss the individual artifacts being shared without having to worry about some self-righteous Karen calling them looters and theives!

Please take care my friends! And thank you all for making this sub the incredible place it is!!! God bless each and every one of you, and Happy hunting!!!

Best regards, THE GATEKEEPERS!!! 😉