njanvilman Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 To go along with the thread I started in "Historical Blades" on the bronze age arrowheads and spear tip, I am curious to hear from everyone out there what is the oldest man-made object you own. No meteorites or fossils. Only objects that were shaped or made by a human from materials commonly found on earth. Take a reasonable guess on the age. This is NOT a contest. Pictures are a must! Adding the same photo posted in the other thread. These are my oldest man-made item: Bronze age tips, ~3000 to 5000 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Those are real neat Josh. Oldest thing I own is a Roman coin, 60 BC. Will get a pic later. Oldest thing I use every day is my 160 year old house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 I have a few flint dart and arrow points which were found in Central Texas. An archaeologist told me they dated to at least 1000 to 2000 BC, perhaps older. I'll have to add pics later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Budd Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 i've got some mesolithic flakes that were made about 10,000 years ago. They may have been waste but could also have been hafted for use as blades. The oldest complete item I have is a bronze age barbed arrowhead, something more like 5000 yeas old. I don't use those objects but I used to use a piece of 1st century AD pottery to sharpen my pencil on site (I used to be an archaeologist) and I use 300 year old tools on a near daily basis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 I was just sent a shard of flint from Holland. You can tell that it was removed from the core by human hands, but no idea how old it is. It strikes a spark when hit with one of my strikers, though, so I'm happy. Other than that, the oldest known thing I own is my beautiful Fisher Norris anvil cast in 1882. Love her to death and work on her just about every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKForge Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Boy I like where this thread is going. Will have to look around for something to add but watching closely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastRonin Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 The oldest known item is my Mousehole anvil from the early 1800's (I use it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 My wife is a native of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, and found this stone "hammer" within the village. It measures 5 inches from face to face. The pueblo is said to be 1,000 years old, so its age would be guess work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 I may have a coin older, but I woukd have to dig throught them, but the oldest I can remember is an 1864 Burnside carbine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmHorus Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 The man part is fairly recent but part of a fosilized walrus tusk someone was trying to make into a ulu handle....dont think this counts though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Most of us are to wise to say that, Jammer. Those that aren't soon will be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 I have a Dalton Arrow head and a quartz Clovis arrow head I found in NC they date back to Paleo Indian 20 to 30,000 Bc found them with some crocodile teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Only 13 replies to this post? Some of us packrats must have more old cool stuff to share. What does everyone own that is your oldest man-made object? Photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I have a basket of pottery shards, colected not a hundred yards from where I grew up in Cave Creek (arizona) not sure of the age or tribe. I do know that it was 2 1/2 miles to reliable water (new river) but if you new where to look, ground water was with in 100' and the bends in the washes were dependable to have water with in 3' of the serface. Desert rat, you learn to find water if you live and play in the dessert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Pictures! Pictures! Only three of the replies had photos. We need pictures to see what you are all talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 First and my favourite item is an Oldowan flaked cobble. Next in line is an Acheulean handaxe from our back-yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Nothstine Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Kind of new for this thread, I have a Disston D12 from around 1860 and a Fray Brace I still use for woodwork from around 1880. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottMitUns Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I'm not sure how old this hatchet head is, but I'm fairly sure it the oldest thing I own. Russell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch4ging Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 The glass stoppers are from Silver City, New Mexico I found close to our house outside of town. The arrowhead is from NW Oklahoma while hunting on some friends property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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