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re: Archeologists in Texas found 2 near perfect Native American San Gabriel blades
Posted on 2/28/26 at 4:28 pm to Sofaking2
Posted on 2/28/26 at 4:28 pm to Sofaking2
Didn’t realize it’s from 2021 till now
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- The post recirculates a 2021 video of artifact hunter James Long unearthing two pristine San Gabriel cache blades—large, bifacially worked chert knives from central Texas's Archaic period (150-450 CE)—intentionally buried together, likely in a ceremonial cache, as confirmed by archaeological sources like Buried Culture.
- Thread replies highlight religious interpretations, with Latter-day Saints users linking the paired burial to Book of Mormon accounts of ancient peoples covenanting with God by burying "weapons of war," adding a layer of faith-based historical speculation.
This post was edited on 3/1/26 at 12:41 pm
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Posted on 2/28/26 at 4:43 pm to dexy82
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I’d have a seizure if I found something that gorgeous
Sounds like you’d be in good company with the dorks in that video
Posted on 2/28/26 at 4:46 pm to hawgfaninc
frick that “CE” bullshite
Posted on 2/28/26 at 4:46 pm to hawgfaninc
The preservation on these is impressive for being nearly 2,000 years old. Finding them in a pair definitely supports the cache theory rather than them just being lost. Texas soil can be surprisingly good for artifacts if the conditions are right.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 5:12 pm to hawgfaninc
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Native American San Gabriel blades (pre-historic stone blades/knives) that date back to 150 CE – 450
Amazing culture. Meanwhile in Rome, the empire reached its height and fell in the West. Constantine built Constantinople.
Muh stolen land
Posted on 2/28/26 at 5:33 pm to Tree_Fall
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Good reason to be doubtful. Modern nappers can produce outstanding blades using ancient source rocks and maybe cheating just a bit with lapidary tools. "Discovering" such forgeries in a dig makes a good story.
That makes sense. Especially since there are no news stories on these "archeologists," and the closest thing I can find to a source is a guy who sells tons of arrowheads.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 5:35 pm to hawgfaninc
I guess there is a reason I am not an Archeologist. I watched hoping to be amazed.
Was not.
It’s me. Not you.
Was not.
It’s me. Not you.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 5:46 pm to hawgfaninc
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pre-historic stone blades/knives)
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150 CE – 450 CE
and they’d still be in the same Stone Age if not for western civilization 
Posted on 2/28/26 at 7:14 pm to DWIGHT
Posted on 2/28/26 at 7:15 pm to hawgfaninc
Those blades down in Texas always look too good to be true.
Some I found in Central arkansas... though much older
Posted on 2/28/26 at 7:23 pm to hawgfaninc
Those are incredible. The symmetry is amazing.
EDITED TO ADD believe they are fake.
EDITED TO ADD believe they are fake.
This post was edited on 3/1/26 at 8:27 am
Posted on 2/28/26 at 7:34 pm to zippyputt
Edwards Plateau Chert.
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Quality and Use: It is considered excellent, high-grade material for flintknapping. It was widely used in prehistory, including by Clovis-era hunter-gatherers, to create small, formal stone tools.
Heat Treatment: While often workable in its raw state, some varieties are heat-treated to enhance their, making them more glassy and easier to flake.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 7:55 pm to Tr33fiddy
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Some I found in Central arkansas... though much older
Growing up in Louisiana and hunting southern Mississippi I feel archaic blades/points and other lithics are most common. Actual arrowheads are pretty rare compared to spear/atlatl projectiles
Posted on 2/28/26 at 7:57 pm to kywildcatfanone
Grave robbers
Posted on 2/28/26 at 8:01 pm to Strannix
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Grave robbers
Fleeting thought of sane thing.
Evidently, it’s not grave robbing if “ologist” in your title.
Further reason to urn.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 10:02 pm to Tree_Fall
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Good reason to be doubtful
This is fake. Somebody made some replicas and buried them. These dorks got played.
Posted on 3/1/26 at 8:26 am to Lou Loomis
After rewatching the video, it seems too perfect to be true. They pretend to pick it up from that “spot:” but there is no indentation below it. Packed dirt around it seems too formed to be real. They are very casual with picking up those if they are real.
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