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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;buyingtime777, post: 274429, member: 188&quot;]Wish I was close to you so I could see those up close! I think the green object from Carroll Co Ill would have been related to Cahokia. If you do not know about Cahokia read about it. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are some lovely points there, some in gemstone type rock that won&#039;t have a mineral patina like the chert material.</p><p><br /></p><p>First grouping looks spot on as well I believe as the second. I have one I found in the same material as the red one on the lower right in the second grouping. It may have a chip but can&#039;t tell from this side. The blue is outstanding. The tribes traded these materials so you find stuff made of material not from the area frequently. I don&#039;t find a lot in these quality of stones here but they come up occasionally. I caught the bug from an old man who plowed the fields with a mule as a kid and had a room full of fantastic stuff he found walking behind that plow. The area he hunted was not as nearly as productive when I started and they have went to a no till method on the farms there now and ruined it as the dirt is never turned to bring new stuff up.</p><p><br /></p><p>The one marked museum quality bugs me as I have some of that same quality chert which show more patination from mineral content but it could very well be right. The flaked piece broken of the tip will affect the value.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would never have disturbed a burial but there were a lot less scrupulous people for sure and the best stuff comes from those. I have heard a hair raising account of a burial excavation from an old timer that made the hair stand up on the back of my neck. Bad juju....</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect your points bagged with the locations are legit. The gorgets and pipes are outside my area of hands on knowledge and I won&#039;t venture a guess. Again, wish I could come over and play!!!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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