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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: skyarrow on May 03, 2013, 07:03:36 pm

Title: Interesting artifact
Post by: skyarrow on May 03, 2013, 07:03:36 pm

Visiting a friend three hours north and he sed he found this at work

(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/bloodmoonwidow/E5CD9611-127E-42C3-8908-A4B1D69E5DDD-6295-000008E868904A6D.jpg)
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/bloodmoonwidow/38FD0412-5C5F-4E85-8DDC-A88C472A4ED2-6295-000008E863F5263D.jpg)
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/bloodmoonwidow/BC5BF97B-8EC5-4492-AAE8-0474562E9772-6295-000008E86C1E545F.jpg)
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/bloodmoonwidow/53F25214-863F-43DC-84CD-EB88B210EB04-6295-000008E870AE4440.jpg)

Title: Re: Interesting artifact
Post by: Trapper Rob on May 03, 2013, 08:04:18 pm

Nice find was there a point on the bottom that broke off.
Rob

Title: Re: Interesting artifact
Post by: JackCrafty on May 17, 2013, 02:49:32 am

Looks like a resharpened Angostura point.  It could be quite old:  Early archaic 8800-7500 B.P.  Real Angostra's in that condition are worth at least $200.

Title: Re: Interesting artifact
Post by: Bone pile on May 17, 2013, 09:06:31 am

that's too cool

Title: Re: Interesting artifact
Post by: iowabow on May 17, 2013, 09:09:13 am

Almost looks 5 sided

Title: Re: Interesting artifact
Post by: xin on May 17, 2013, 09:24:51 am

This could be a Gary point. The shoulderless sloping base of this type matches well.  If it was found in Tx, Arkansas, or Louisiana this could well be the type it is. They are an archaic point type.

Title: Re: Interesting artifact
Post by: JackCrafty on May 17, 2013, 11:55:42 am

Might be a Gary but that would mean that the base is damaged and the shoulders have been chipped away through resharpening.  Below are some East Texas Gary points.

source ---http://www.arrowheadology.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/1754/title/gary/cat/524

Title: Re: Interesting artifact
Post by: Ed Brooks on May 17, 2013, 12:11:08 pm

It looks to me like it was a knife. The bottom wide part would have been in a handle the narrow (top) looks to be narrowed from re-sharpening IMHO.

Title: Re: Interesting artifact
Post by: Tower on May 17, 2013, 12:56:42 pm

I'm  with Patrick on this one. Looks like a classic Angostura that has been resharpened.

Title: Re: Interesting artifact
Post by: Bill Skinner on May 20, 2013, 07:32:05 pm

Harahay knife.  There are four beveled edges.

Title: Re: Interesting artifact
Post by: lostarrow on May 20, 2013, 10:37:35 pm

Forgive my novice question, but is it possible that this one was never finished? The top portion looks as though it is closer to final stages with the smaller /closer  flaking while the bigger section was still in the preform stage.?.? If you were to resharpen , would you not do the whole thing. I guess that would be impossible if it was hafted though ,wouldn't it. Never mind, I think I've answered my own questions. :D

Title: Re: Interesting artifact
Post by: Pappy on May 22, 2013, 08:57:30 am

Very nice find. :)
   Pappy