A cool one. Fluted base!

[Pancake]

I found this one about 10 days ago. 3 feet from where I found that piece of soapstone bowl with the drilled repair holes. There's something really special about it.

 

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[GatorBoy]

NICE! There's something special about it alright..

 

[bsit1361]

Great find. I'd be happy with that.

 

[keith2004]

that's not a flute.this is a flute is the base ground? looks archaic to me.how about some side shot pics please?

 

[GatorBoy]

Not every point has a flute running the entire length like your broken Folsom/Cumberland there. I've actually read that they achieved that result on Folsom points by creating a long flute on a preform then intentionally broke the peice leaving the flute running all the way to the end then finishing the point from there.. so yours may actually be a Preform that never got finished. Welcome to the Native American artifacts forum.

 

[keith2004]

Not every point has a flute running the entire length like your broken Folsom there.

that is so true GatorBoy,but 99% of fluted points have ground bases and fine edge retouching[like my broken Cumberland] and most archaic points do not.need more pics but it appears more broken than fluted to me.was it found on an archiac site Pancake?

 

[Pancake]

My camera died a couple weeks ago and I just got my new one. Still trying to get the hang of it. It takes pics that are too large to upload to the forum. I will try to sort it later and add some additional ones.

The other pieces I've found on the site appear archaic to me, yes. I don't think this is a clovis or anything but the "fluted" area at the bottom seems intentional, not broken. I have seen others from my area (coastal Massachusetts) with the same exact base.

 

[GatorBoy]

Angostura? Though it seems a bit small for that

 

[keith2004]

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definitely a keeper if unbroken.congats and happy hunting....

 

[rock]

The base looks ground down to me. But I have found some sites will hold points and artifacts from all periods sometimes. I have a site that I have found Woodland to Trans Paleo. And have found some pottery there.

 

[bristowboy]

Nice broke!!

that's not a flute.this is a fluteView attachment 742792 is the base ground? looks archaic to me.how about some side shot pics please?

 

[GatorBoy]

I'm thinking your point is either a St. Anne... or Varney. Both early Archaic. Could be 9,000 years old. It is not broken from what I see. Nice one.

 

[NC field hunter]

Lookin good!!