best fossils	general- fossils			artifacts	restorations		tapirs	sold fossils	ammonites
proboscidea	bear	cat	shark	wolf	casts	sloth	choice- fossils	sold- artifacts	AUTHENTICATION
									Fla miocene

 

RESTORED ARTIFACTS

 

 

Bone Fish Hook  Taylor Co. FL
Almost 2 1/2"  $175 order r72
COMMENTS:  unlike most restored hooks, this one has only the top of the shank restored.  It broke where the ring was scored just below the top.

 

Hernando  Woodland Marion Co. FL
1 7/8  $60  order a5069
COMMENTS:  no restoration but about 1/8" of tip glued on.   well made, Eiffel Tower type, some translucence, very nice Hernando.

 

Fish Hook  Taylor Co. FL
3"   $175  order r82
COMMENTS:  hook part restored, see "before" picture.  This is a large hook

 

 

Fish Hook  Taylor Co. FL
3 1/4"  $150 order r81
COMMENTS:  hook part restored, see "before" picture.  Well made hook

 

Fish Hook  Taylor Co. FL
3 1/4"  $110  order r80
COMMENTS:  hook part restored, see "before" picture. 

 

Newnan  Middle Archaic  Hillsborough Co. FL
3 3/8" $65 order cc15
COMMENTS:  Large spear, translucent, well made.  Ear knocked off and glued on, no restoration.  This slipped by me when I bought it, but thanks to a sharp eyed friend, it was discovered.

 

Coral Drill  Archaic.  Hillsborough Co. FL
tip only restored,  Harris Track.  $75. order r70.
 

 

Newnan Middle Archaic  Dixie Co. FL
4 3/4" $600 order r67
COMMENTS:  found with another similar Newnan which measured 4 5/8", same shape, 1/8" shorter.  This one may have been killed intentionally.

 

 

 

Kirk?  Hardin?  Taylor Co. FL
4"  $200 order r66
COMMENTS:  beautiful point, very, very thin, glossy patina,  all corners ends nicked,  what kind is it? 

 

 

Antler tine projectile point  Marion Co. FL
4 1/8" $35 order r58
COMMENTS:  appx. 3/4" of tip restored.  One of many from the "Bone Site".

 

------------------

Before r49, r54, r50, r51, r53, r52

 

 

Newnan  Middle Archaic  Central Florida
2 1/16"  $225 order r53
    COMMENTS:  small but very thin, careful edge work, nice translucency.  Stem only repaired, see pic below. 

 

 

Culbreath  Late Archaic - Early Woodland  Polk Co. FL
2 5/8"  $250  order r51
COMMENTS:  beautiful translucent stone.  Found by Hippy Jack in the Green Swamp.

 

 

Culbreath  Late Archaic - Early Woodland  Polk Co. FL
2 1/8"  $250  order r50
COMMENTS:  beautiful translucent coral stone.  Found by Hippy Jack Sikes in the Green Swamp

 

Culbreath  Late Archaic - Early Woodland  Central FL
2 1/4"  $100  order r49
COMMENTS:  coral with stripes

 

Before r49, r54, r50, r51, r53, r52

-------------------------------------------------------------

 

Newnan  Middle Archaic  Polk Co. FL
5"  $500 order r47
COMMENTS:  "Before" picture shows how little is restored on this long spear, the stem and a chip on the side and a chip on the tip.  Translucent coral.

 

 

Newnan  Middle Archaic  Polk Co. FL
3 1/4"  $75 order r21
COMMENTS:  "Before" picture shows exactly what is restored on this Newnan.

 

 

Hillsborough  Middle Archaic  Marion Co. FL
3 1/4"  $200 order r9
COMMENTS:  stem and tip restored, very thin.

 

Hillsborough  Middle Archaic  Marion Co. FL
2 3/8"  $200 order r11
COMMENTS:  stem restored, very thin.

 

Kirk Serrated  Early Archaic  Marion Co. FL
3"  $75 order r10
COMMENTS:  stem restored.  Very thin for a Kirk.

 

Hillsborough  Middle Archaic  Marion Co. FL
2 1/4"  $175 order r8
COMMENTS:  stem restored, very thin.

 

Lafayette  Late Archaic  Pasco Co. FL
3 1/2"  $150 order r39
COMMENTS:  tip restored. Thin, very slight twist.  From the Buddy Lake site.

 

Wacissa  Early Archaic  Levy Co. FL
3 1/8"  $65 order r36
COMMENTS:    found broken in half, one ear restored. 

 

Clay  Late Archaic  Marion Co. FL
2 1/8" $75 order r35
COMMENTS:  tip restored, killer base, thin

 

 

Hardin  Early Archaic  somewhere in the Midwest?
4 1/2"  $400 order r28
COMMENTS:  one ear, one or both corners of base restored, very unusual, highly stylized Hardin, very skillfully crafted. This point  (unrestored) was purchased from the wife of Ralph Burnsworth.  His collection came from a wide area so this point could be from anywhere, but likely from Missouri, Illinois, or Ohio..

 

---