Obsidian mega block

[Imperial Dave]

https://timesofindia-indiatimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/couple-discover-4-6-pound-ancient-obsidian-artifact-in-their-front-yard/amp_articleshow/109791152.cms?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17153639092710&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fetimes%2Ftrending%2Fcouple-discover-4-6-pound-ancient-obsidian-artifact-in-their-front-yard%2Farticleshow%2F109791152.cms

As you do....

[Erpingham]

How do you find these things?  "I was just reading the Times of India when I stumbled across a prehistoric find from Canada" 

[Jon Freitag]

I was surprised to see that Alberta had no source of obsidian.  The find made much more sense when I read that it was traced to Southern Idaho volcanic fields.  Having grown up in Southern Idaho/Eastern Oregon and done quite a bit of artifact exploring as a youngster, I am not surprised that this region could have been the source of this Alberta find.  In the back country and along rivers in the summer, we often came across ancient sites where flint knapping was practiced in ancient times during family hunting and fishing trips.  Debitage, arrowheads, and spear points could often be found laying on the surface at these camps especially embedded along the riverbank during the low flow of summer. 

Neat find, Dave! 

[Imperial Dave]

The obsidian order told me.....

[Duncan Head]

You've got an obsidian order? Mine keeps getting held up by post-Brexit border paperwork ...

[Imperial Dave]