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10-20-2011, 06:14 AM
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Real Insitu?
Hello Arrowheadology Folks, I posted this point a few monts back using another user account but wanted to share it again to ask if it looks like a real insitu shot to you all. Only "hint" is we had hard rain at a field. If You think its fake thats ok or if you think its real thats ok too just curious what people think about these pics I took.
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10-20-2011, 06:32 AM
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It would be hard to imagine that little jagged clump of dirt sitting up on the base if there had been a hard rain. Other than that I would guess it to be removed and replaced to take the pic. The serrated edge does look pretty "fresh".
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10-20-2011, 06:37 AM
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 I like your reply DD. Heres pics of both sides though.
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10-20-2011, 07:25 AM
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I would think it would be harder to fake a point than to fake an insitu. Don't get me wrong, I love insitus, but I've never seen one that changed my opinion of real vs fake. A COA might change my mind or make me take a chance on a piece, direct feedback from collectors I know and respect has absolutely changed my mind, but an insitu... never.
Some insitus would be hard to fake. This is a large tree root growing through a large pot.  Some would be easy, this is a little celt laying fully exposed on a flat terrace.  Here is an insitu I wouldn't believe if I didn't find it myself. A little piece of pottery that eroded out of a cutbank and rolled down hill. I caught it between rains. It was just laying out like someone dug it and just put it aside.  
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10-20-2011, 07:47 AM
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Josh, you're KILLING ME with those pictures. Please keep me in mind... *sigh*
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10-20-2011, 07:58 AM
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Very Neat Pics Josh! Well, my point and field insitu are Authentic. I never touched the point before the inhand pics. It had been dry for about a week before the hard rain that was a short (less than an hour) rain. The insitu looks bogus I know but anything laying in the field would have had mud splashes. What got me is when posting this theres something about the 5:00 position on first pic that looks like a small tip yet its lighter in color than the point
 Doubtful thats the long ago lost tip. Thanks for replies.
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10-20-2011, 08:15 AM
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The piece is sooooo translucent that the moss had grown under it and glued it to the ground.Prolly the only reason I found the tip as well.
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10-20-2011, 08:24 AM
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Neo, pretty sure I remember you posting that over a year ago! Unforgettable point broken or not.
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