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Offline Timo

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Hixton point types
« on: May 09, 2009, 10:45:20 pm »
 I found a bucket of Hixton in my barn today.(mostly smaller stuff)Hit a piece and made a very nice thin preform.Not sure what type point to make from it.

Anyone know some ot the types up that way?
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: Hixton point types
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2009, 12:11:10 pm »
That Hixton is sweet rock. I've seen pics of authentic points of all kinds made from it-everything from Clovis, Folsom, and Scotsbluff/Eden paleo stuff up to Woodland points. Seems to have been a favorite of the Paleo people. Here's a pic of a collection of old Hixton points from Lithic Casting Labs.

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Offline cowboy

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Re: Hixton point types
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2009, 12:15:33 pm »
Whelp, there ya have it :). Man - them are some sweet blades in that collection!
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Offline redwasp

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Re: Hixton point types
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2009, 09:52:21 pm »
what do you think the big one was used for or is that just the core?
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Offline Blacktail

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Re: Hixton point types
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2009, 11:11:17 pm »
i dont know any thing about the rock..but it looks like it was widely used...love the pic hillbilly..john
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Offline Timo

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Re: Hixton point types
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2009, 11:45:26 pm »
Thanks for the pic hillbilly. I did a lil checkin myself and found that there are a plethera of different points types made from it. I guess when the natives traded for it they just did what came natural.

I have learned that it is a very unforgiving rock to hit, but if you can get a good piece clean it will normally stay clean throughout the process. Hope I can get some bigger stuff sometime. I'm going to the osage knappin this weekend so maybe someone will have some there.
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