Dec. 10 - 11

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="02c285a1erlcgo.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Texas Amateur Archeological Association - Cibolo Creek Site</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Texas Amateur Archeological Association "><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="First Test Dig 11/67/04"><U>First Test Dig 11/6&7/04</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="11/13/04"><U>11/13/04</U></A>   |   <B>Dec. 10 - 11</B>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="January 8, 2005"><U>January 8, 2005</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="January 15, 2005"><U>January 15, 2005</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="March 19, 2005"><U>March 19, 2005</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="April 2, 2005"><U>April 2, 2005</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="April 7th10th Part 1"><U>April 7th-10th Part 1</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Week of April 7th10th Part 2"><U>Week of April 7th-10th  Part 2</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="April 1516"><U>April 15-16</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="April 2223"><U>April 22-23</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="April 29 30th"><U>April 29 & 30th</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May 6th"><U>May 6th</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May 14th"><U>May 14th</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="5/22/05"><U>5/22/05</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="6/3,4,5/05"><U>6/3,4,5/05</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="6/10,11/05"><U>6/10,11/05</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="6/18/05"><U>6/18/05</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="June 24,25th"><U>June 24,25th</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="July 8, 9 and 10th"><U>July 8, 9 and 10th</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="...it rained and it rained and it rained"><U>...it rained and it rained and it rained..</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bobs 1 day Fishing vacation! 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 He found this pretty little  serrated Scallorn with the tip damaged.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="106902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1085e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="10a5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="10c5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Charles Dietrich from Midland found this very old and agatized wood Angostura.   The video below (just click </div> <div> the link) shows him finding a point on the surface that dropped off the backhoe.<IMG SRC="10e5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <a href="HTMLobj-345/MOV01013.MPG" target="_blank"><u>MOV01013.MPG</u></a>  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1115e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1135e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1155e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Watch Dale Rainwater as pulls a big Perd off the top of the dirt just as I put it on the screen!</div> <div>  <a href="HTMLobj-347/MOV01042.MPG" target="_blank"><u>MOV01042.MPG</u></a>  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="1175e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1195e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="11b5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="11d5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div>                               Nice one Dale!<IMG SRC="11f5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> First arrowhead find!  Jeremy Mize finds this awesome Marcos point for his first ever arrowhead!</div> <div> We are hoping to find the Corner Tang knife that goes with this point soon!</div> <div> Watch Jeremy - click here!   <a href="HTMLobj-349/MOV01049.MPG" target="_blank"><u>MOV01049.MPG</u></a>  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="1215e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1235e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1255e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1275e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1295e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> I warned you that there were plenty of snakes out there!</div> <div>  <a href="HTMLobj-344/MOV01055.MPG" target="_blank"><u>MOV01055.MPG</u></a>  Here is the short movie of the Copper Head, now I have to admit it is shaky!  I was</div> <div> a little nervous that I could not see the venomous snake through the eye piece and that he might crawl my </div> <div> way instead of away!  </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="12b5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="12d5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="12f5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1315e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Don Fabrygel, was dubbed the Master Digger about 10 years ago by us diggers.  Below are his first two</div> <div> tools, a worn out shovel and his first digging pick.  He said that the pick maker told him that this is the first</div> <div> wiggle pick he has had to replace from wear ( not broken).  How many shovels have you ever seen worn out?</div> <div> The two points on the right below can be seen discussed in the "Ask Bob" portion of your TAAA web page.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="14a5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="14c5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1335e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1355e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Dad Charley Mize got to see BOTH his sons find their first arrowheads this weekend...</div> <div> and I don't care what anybody says....  That's COOL!  They are spoiled now!</div> <bR> <div> Here Charley shows off his beauty of a Perdiz.  This point appears to have been made out of an Arkansas</div> <div> type of Noveculite!  Great find!</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1375e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1395e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Christopher Mize also finds his first arrowhead on the dig this weekend! As bad of hearing that I have</div> <div> I heard him let out a whooooop as he uncovered the point!  <a href="HTMLobj-350/MOV01063.MPG" target="_blank"><u>MOV01063.MPG</u></a>  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="13b5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="13d5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="13f5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Jeremy finds what is definitely a Paleo looking point.  Plainview?  Maybe, maybe not but it definitely has the look.  The base was slightly ground. There were few tell tell parallel flakes on the piece also!  Notice the end of the knife as it has been resharpened, indicating it was used as a cutting edge.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1415e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1435e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1455e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1475e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Winter skeeeeters are big out here!</div> <div> <IMG SRC="14e5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1505e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> A snub nose scraper.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1525e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1545e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> </tr></table></body>