Retired archaeologist and lithtic analyst here. Projectile point typology is a little tangled. Locally, you see numbers of forms that may seriate in time, but not always. The piece with the deep corner notches had been resharpened at least once, which resulted in that slight asymmetrical form. Probably most points you see that seem complete are discarded and were replaced. They commonly come in arrow, dart, and spear or javelin sized blades, but there is no neat means of differentiating. Archaeologically, we tend to regard smaller points as arrow heads, but it is not that neat. In California, there was a discovery of an intact spear thrower (atl-atl) with several intact or near-intact darts. The darts were arrow sized, and armed with points commonly regarded as arrow tips, while the dart shafts were around a meter long, and also had flights (feathers). At the same time, in South American ethnographic literature you can find documentation of arrows that are about 180 cm long, used with very long bows. Keep doing things the way you are doing them. You respect what you see, and treat what you find properly. For those of us who can no longer hike all day, your videos are fresh air.

My uncle lived in the southwest. He often rode horses all over that area. He came across some Indian ruins that had little to no "visitors" and found some pots stuck in an alcove with dried beans and corn. He called some local archaeologists that came out and did some studies on the ruins and contents. I don't have the information on the background of the peoples that lived there but the archaeologist gave him a handfull of the beans and corn because my uncle wanted to see if they would grow. Guess what? They did! He gave my mother some of the beans and corn to plant. So needless to say we had what they call Anasazi pintos and colorful Indian maize. They were a prized delicacy we enjoyed every year. The beans were smaller than regular pintos but the same shape. They had deep red speckles on a tanish colored bean. The maize kernels, again, were smaller and the stalks shorter as with the cob itself. The colors of the kernels ranged from deep yellow, reds, oranges and some purple. Beautiful! My mother has passed and I didn't get any of the beans or corn. She lived in Arizona, moved to Alaska then back to Arizona. We somehow lost alot of her things and those were lost to us. I would have loved to have some of those beans. Unfortunately, my uncle passed before my mother did and I haven't a clue where his beans were. Quite a long story! I love what you do so excited to keep on the videos. I'll be right here for new ones. Thank you for being respectful and for your adventures to share with us. Very kind of you to do!

As a, for the most part, retired archaeologist, I commend you and your videos… You teach respect and provide information for those who watch. Thank you for the breath of fresh air.

So awesome you put the tip back in it's place..... You rock !!!!! Much respect !!!

My mother told stories of how she would find arrowheads in her wanderings as a child. Her family sold her collection off during the depression. On her 87th birthday, I hired a flint knapper to make her a beautiful one from banded chert as she watched. It is a memory I treasure since she died not long after. Eventually I took a class and learned how to knap myself. That little one you found reminded me of that memory. She’s been gone twenty years now. Thanks for your videos.

Thank you. I would rather watch this than anything on standard TV or media. Instead of war between us, perhaps we could just be amazed at our earth and human history.

Hi, I’m an ex British Army Vet. I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your vlogs. I’m not able to go hiking anymore, in fact I’m not too well at the moment. Thank you for taking me on these journeys, I really miss not being able to do it. Your vlogs are respectful, informative, nice dialogue and videoing. I’ve watched this vlog twice now also subscribe, so please continue what you’re doing, for those of us who cannot do it ourselves. Thank you. Rob, Cardiff, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

I believe the point you found is called a "Rose Spring Stemmed" AKA "Desert Stemmed" and is circa 1,500 - 700 B.P. It is related to the Fremont and Anasazi Culture which makes sense where you found it! Amazing stuff and love your channel!

What you're doing is what I wanted to do years ago but I got to old and injured. So, be able to explore through your eye's is wonderful for me. Thank you so much for this view.

We whisper when in awe over something sacred 👍🏻💖💖👍🏻 Great topic.... Subscribed 🎉 👍🏻👍🏻

That’s a hammer stone for knapping. All the flakes are the discarded flakes from knapping the chert. It’s a knapping pit- it would have been filled with flakes. Usually knapping was done in designated areas because the stone you work through to make a point piles up and is sharp!

Thanks for keeping your channel clean for kids. They love watching your adventures and love it when you remember to be safe. May God show you the best ancient paths!

Fantastic! I am a Brit and I had not realised how rich the history of the American South-West is. YOU are a great guide and it is wonderful to 'accompany' you on these hikes. Keep them coming

We are near the winter solstice and the Anasazi are known for the "Sun Dagger." That triangle of light, behind the two tilted-up slabs, kinda' looked as if it was engineered. Just speculating. That see-through point suggests great skill. Something to look for is grooves worn in rocks from sharpening tools. It's been years since I've been that way and love watching your scampers. edit: went back to 1:31 and, seriously, that seemingly perfect triangle appears to touch the ground purposely. The space on either side of the slabs aren't missing, rather, left open to highlight the importance of the time-piece. They didn't prop slabs up to make shelters. The horizontal stacking construction style is pretty consistent. Honestly, I think you found something fantastic. A mini version of the Sun Dagger, one of the oldest time-pieces known.

Also you have a very kind and calming presence and that’s super rare in this world. I hope you get more and more followers and can due this all the time someday or as much as wanted.

Your channel will explode in 2024 i guarantee. You have the most unique exploration channel IMO, and show alot of untouched sites, and respect the sites too, which means alot. Happy New Year Brother ✌🏻✌🏻

Man I love your videos. I used to work as a sheepherder with my wife out on the south part of lake Powell for my fried de family. They had an old rock hogan built with a wood stove in it and a huge stacked rock corral. It was about a 3 hour boat ride from page and they resupply us every 3 weeks. Once my friends dad told me about these moki steps to get up on the mesa top. It was like 300 foot of a series of ledges. Each set stepped up to a little 3 foot ledge and either kept going or sometimes you had to walk like30-40 feet on the ledge to get to the next set of steps. Well I made it to the top and quickly realized there was no other optIon but down climb. There was a little ruinat the top it would have been a huge lookout point of the tippy top mesa of glen canyon before the lake was made. I ended up down climbing and accidentally down climbed a huge exposed section - half way down I see the moki steps like 40 feet away. I was just on random dishes way off the deck. I traveled all the way to the steps and had a little panic attack at the next ledge. I honestly thought 8 was going to die and my wife and the sheepdogs would find my body. I made it down before dark. The next time they resupplied me I asked the old man if they ever went all the way up the steps and how they got back down. Hewas like “we had the boat pick us up on the other side! Lol wtf why didn’t you tell me. Hahaha. We have 2 kivas on our property here in NM on the mimbres river. On the ridge above our little cabin. But nothing like this man. So incredible it’s like Rome. Kinda cool to think ancient Puebloan peoples are responsible for even today’s traditional New Mexican type of infrastructure. Hell downtown Santa Fe was basically a Pueblo that was taken over by the Spanish and remains refurbished and intact today. I think there’s a bathroom that’s like 900 years old in the downtown square of toas in what’s now a pizza restaurant lol.

I call the cliff dwellings at Chaco Canyon, Anasazi Cliff dwellings and I call the cliff dwellings south of the Mogollon Rim, Hohokom cliff dwellings, and if I am near The pueblos, I call them Ansesteral Puebloan cliff dwellings, because different areas require different respect, but they are all Cliff dwellings, and the etiquette that those people had,... I don't think they cared what people called them, especially in a foreign language,... Only people with no real purpose cares what other people call them! Your respect for the culture and the places are above and beyond, my friend! We Love your videos and my son and I will keep watching this kind of amazing content! It reminds me of home!

Beautiful find! Really appreciate how much respect you have for the areas you visit!

I like your personality and how you respect nature and cultural heritage and your voice is pleasant to listen to, so I had to subscribe. I wish you a happy New year, full of new discoveries. ❤

Looks like a Cienega, which is a Basketmaker point. Pre-dates the Puebloan period and the masonry ruins highlighted in your video. Based on the context in the video with that stone placed in the ground around the crypto soil, you found a nice pit house site.

You are such a good soul. Thank you for replacing the artefacts. You have great respect for those who came before you.

Great discoveries on this trek. I have to be honest. It would have been VERY VERY difficult to leave that point behind. I would have though. I agree with the idea of allowing others the joy of discovery. Thanks for sharing. 😊

I lived in Gallup, NM in the late eighties and a friend and I would go out to collect Piñions. We would dry roast them in my fireplace for authenticity. They are so freaking good! 👍🏼

Thanks for your stewardship and conscientiousness toward these amazing artifacts. 👏

As I'm in Japan, this video is just unbelievable. I don't think I can find out anything like this or similar here. We have a lot of mountains but it's all covered by thick trees and almost impossible to walk around without proper equipments and experience. I'm envious that you guys can check something interesting on Google Earth and instantly hit the spot like that.

The first grouping of structures including the one with the tree trunk at the base and the large rocks structures were very special artistically. Which makes me think the people who made them were feeling safe and had the food water etc to be able to be so creative.

There are Desert Archaic glyphs here far older and more complex than Pueblo, but they are faint with age. Many Pueblo III sites are built on Desert Archaic sites. Archeology has missed most of them. Great discoveries are still to be made if you learn to see them.

The arrowhead just kills me. Great find! Really good expedition. Thanks!

Used to love reading about this as a kid in National Geographic Magazine as a kid in the school library. To see this in video is over the top. A truly grateful experience for me. Thanks so much for sharing.

Amazing! Is there a river around there? They had to have a water source. Also the charred wood beams in the doorways is a way to seal & protect the wood. The Japanese call this 'Shou Sugi Ban' Thanks for sharing this part of the world with us!

It is amazing to see you climb one handed with your other hand occupied with the camera stick. Be safe in your explores!

I enjoy going on these visits to the ancients! I appreciate your love and respect for their relics. And your language is kept clean.

Wow. Your channel is my new comfort food! I love how blissed out you look when making these discoveries. Must be such a great feeling. Thank you!

I used to hunt arrow heads as a kid in Indiana but the one you found is so perfect. What a great specimen

that first knapped piece was probably a knife and the second piece with a sharp edge likely a scraper for hides or skinning tool and that arrow head looks pretty similar to en medio or a hueco point. that rock that was smooth on one side was probably ground up to make paint.

This is amazing I love it. I could watch it for hours and hours. Thank you so much you have no idea from somebody who can’t go nowhere. Don’t go nowhere thank you thank you thank you.❤

Some incredible finds, especially that beautiful arrow head. All the best.

So very cool. Thanks for taking us along.

The large upright stone are nothing I have seen before. Maybe two time periods of habitation could be there.

Wow. That arrow head was one of the coolest I’ve ever seen!

Wow! What a find. Thx for sharing. ✌🏻 Happy New Year everyone.

Blessings on you! The restraint and respect you show is nothing short of amazing. I don’t know a lot of people who could have put that stunning point right back where they found it, but you did. You’re an exemplar of propriety indeed. Perhaps that is why these artifacts show themselves to you. Thank you for sharing and also thank you for concealing the locations you visit. There are plenty of vandals and collectors who would take full advantage of knowing where they could find such treasures. Once again, a thousand thanks for letting us see into your life and travels. Stay safe.

Awesome video, thanks for sharing! Much love to everyone and their families from Cedar City Utah USA 🤠👍

To be able to see these things through your eyes is just amazing. I know it sounds crazy, but I find that if I am stressed or anxious, I tend to seek out your videos. They calm me as well as excite me in a different way, I guess they touch the explorer in me. Thank you for sharing what I could never go see in person.

Thank you for being that respectful about putting items back. I would of done the same thing you rock

That arrow head was in great shape. Very interesting find. Thanks for taking us along with you.

Wow thanks for sharing

That was AWESOME Thank You

Great channel. Just found it and subscribed immediately. I've only watched a couple of videos but after what I've seen I definitely plan on watching more. it just amazes me how much is out there. There must be thousands upon thousands of ruins with probably many more yet to be found.

I'm an Arizona resident. I really appreciate your channel. Great stuff! Desert SW archeology is amazing, and you really bring it to us first-hand. Thanks!

Thank for taking us along

Awesome video as usual. Thank you for the respect that you have for these sites.

I love your reverence for these places and for taking an old man, no longer able to hike that country with you! Thank you! M

Amazing!!! Very exciting.

These videos are so awesome! I appreciate what you do. Thank you.

Amazing find!! Always look for your uploads - such true beauty in nature. Stay safe and Thank you!

Awesome dude. Wish I was there with you. Thanks for posting. Your videos are the next best thing.

Another beautiful adventure. Thanks for sharing.

TY and God Bless!!! Always fascinating!!! Must be amazing in person!!! Thank you for respecting the items you find and the areas you explore!!! TY for sharing!!!

Thank you for the taking us along and thank you for the respect you are showing ❤

Such an awesome find.

Another amazing find, thank you🤩⭐️😎

Stopped to hit 👍and comment 'cuz sometimes I forget and I really like the approach and your attitude. 👍👍

Very cool. Thank you brother. Happy new year. Hope the next one is a good one.

Believe your being guided and blessed and blessings 💞 others

I just recently discovered your channel. As a child and young teen, my family spent a lot of time camping in the Mojave but I haven’t camped in the desert in probably 50+ years. I’m really enjoying your videos. I had no idea there were so many ruin sprinkled around the desert SW. I can’t help but wonder who these people were and when they lived there.

I was born and raised in northern Utah, but would regularly visit southern Utah on road trips with my grandmother. The last 4 months that i lived in Utah was spent in St. George for a job assignment at that area is truly unique and I do miss it from time to time, even more so now since binge watching this channel. But now living in Charleston, SC for almost 5 years now, artifacts can be found all over the place on the Peninsula after a heavy rainfall. Clay pipes, old medicine bottles, there are reports of people even finding gold coins

Really great finds. Enjoyed watching you discover them. Thanks again for sharing with us. Can't wait to see what your travels discover in the new year!

Wow this is amazing! Thank you so much.

That incredible find near the end...the arrowhead, breath taking. I lived in the desert southwest for nearly 25 years and did some of the things you're doing. It was the love of my life. I can no longer do this, so thank you. I love your channel. Do these things for as long as you can. ❤

I sure miss the desert at times, I used to live out that way for some yrs. Thanks for sharing videos!

Your enthusiasm and love of what you do is truly amazing. What would we do if we didn’t have people in the world like you that look at the past and nature with such appreciation. Thank you for sharing this beautiful landscape and history.

Really enjoy your videos. Very relaxing presentation Be Safe

Thank you for the trip.

Wow! Thanks again. Looking forward to next trip.

This channel is a real gem. Thanks for sharing!

I've enjoyed many of your videos and appreciate your peaceful, appreciative way to speaking about what we're seeing and how your take time to show and ponder. Thank you!

Very interesting site. I appreciate your sensitivity and respect towards these places.

Cool that youre respectful for the places you visit, imagine how much history happened in those places and you are revisiting and creating new histories without messing all up, unlike the most people do. Thank you for your videos and Hugs from Brazil! (Sorry about my bad english, im practicing hahaha)

Cool trip! Love the arrowhead!

Happy New Year, another awesome video, thank you for sharing your adventures with us, always amazing

You are truly bridging the gap with your respect for these amazing places. I enjoy your videos so very much! Thank you for them.

Recently discovered your channel and absolutely love it. Thanks for the adventures.

Thanks for taking us along! Really interesting stuff!

I could almost feel the Sun along those dwellings. Thank you for sharing!

Great finds. Thanks for taking us along!

How could you not take that perfect arrow head? Your integrity is commendable. Thank you for doing what you do.

I used to live on the Hopi reservation. My mom was a RN in Keams Canyon in '86. I made many friends there. I'v been to every village except Bacavi on 3rd mesa. I've seen how old the villages and kivas are. I've always wondered about old cliff dwellings, then one day I found you on KZfaq a few months ago. You helped me with many questions. Kuakwy!

I enjoy seeing these sites thru your eyes, and by your feet! I wouldn't have the experience, except thru someone like you! Thank you!

That last ruin is under an overhang that would've been used by many cultures over the last 12k+ years. It's not the same as the other fortresses you showed. That's why there are so many more flakes there. They were from hunter gatherers that weren't growing corn for food and thus had to make many more projectiles and knives. The whole point you found looks to be a Mid to late Archaic dart/knife type ranging anywhere from 2 to 5k years old. Much older than the ruins . It looks to have been re-sharpened at least once before being discarded. It would've been used as a tip for an atlatl dart most likely after being used as a knife. It's made from a very fine material. If that overhang hasn't been reported to the proper authorities it might make a fine site for excavation considering it appears to never have been looted. You might try contacting your local colleges to see if they might like to to a research investigation on it.

Great exploring, good eye finding the ruin's. Probably a pelican lake point, evolved from the Samantha dart. Happy New Year to y'all

Super excited to see a new video! Thank you very much. Do you happen to accept donations of research materials? I've been an armchair archaeologist for decades and I have a few books on New Mexico archaeological sites and I'm trying to downsize my library

I just wish this wonder and beauty wasn't interrupted by Tube every two minutes. Thanks for the fantastic work.

Another WOW video! Your discoveries bring so much joy. Thank you so much. I'm gobsmacked by the ruins you find.

It's amazing to experience how all peoples in all times seem to have things in common. On your adventures I see dwellings built in hast due to some impending insecurity, some make-do shelters using only what they had to hand, some built masterfully, some with artistic detail, some inexpertly... like a beginner was having a go. In my life, I've been like all of these people at some point. Thanks for taking me along! Happy trails!

Thank you for this video sharing your find today such an amazing adventure.

Thank you for sharing your discovery with us! It was amazing.

That symbol was on another ruin, on top of the blackening

Incredible discovery thank you for sharing!