Anyone able to identify?

[the_mad_cladder]

had a great day hunting for NC native points today. Found the small one within 5 min of starting the hunt. I think its a hardaway side-knotched dating back about 9000 years....If thats the case the condition is amazing.... its razor sharp. If anyone can identify them please do. The spear point on the right came about 2 minutes later only about 35 ft away AND its my first quartz point....at first I thought it was granite but its a dirty looking quartz. These are some of my best finds as of yet. Also found a bird point, a nice scrapper, some broken points and filled a gallon jug full of pottery chunks. Hoping for rain as one of my favorite fields has just been plowed.

 

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[NCPeaches]

WOW! Those are awesome! Here's a link to help identify them North Carolina State Arrowhead Identification Guide Also could you post some pics of the pottery? What part of NC do you live in? Wish I could find a gallon jug of shards in one day, I'm lucky if I find one, today I found 2 and worked all day trying to find them lol

That real pretty little one might be a Lecroy http://www.lithicsnet.com/lecroy.htm and I'm leaning towards Savannah River for the spear points. Both early Archaic.

 

[rock]

Nice points the dirty quartz is called Quartzite.

 

[the_mad_cladder]

Thanks for the info. I carry an identification chart with me and I also came up with late paleo/early archiac periods. I googled hardaway point and could not find a pic of one that looked this good. Most are beaten up. There are places where the pottery is everywhere. I am in middle NC. I will post some of the pottery pics in the next couple days. I will also post pics of a celt I found a couple weeks ago i
One of my buddies thought the small one might be petrified wood.

 

[Trooper733]

Very Nice finds, esp the first one. Hardaway looks right on for the first point and Hardaway points are shown as Early Archaic period. The spear point - Savannah River (Late Archaic) maybe?

 

[DigIron2]

The first one the base doesn't look right to me to be a Hardaway.The Hardaway's I have seen have expanding auricle's .The base on that one looks lobed,or bifurcated.Of course I could be wrong.My guess would be it is a Culpepper bifurcate or a South Hampton?,which would put it around the same time period as a Hardaway.Beautiful point what ever it is.Very nice finds,that large blade is a killer find.

 

[DigIron2]

Look into 'Pickwick' also for the large pieces.not sure but very similar also

 

[alaldrid]

Very nice finds. I believe i would call the first picture a bifurcated Kirk and Savannah river for the other 2. The picture I posted has a bifurcated kirk on the far left that I found a few years ago in NC.

 

[Trooper733]

DigIron2 I see what you are saying, I am inclined to agree. Out of my area so I was just guessing. Thanks for pointing out auricle difference.

 

[DigIron2]

It is very confusing sometimes.So many types and forms,locations.Guess it just adds to the fun.

 

[Trooper733]

heck yeah it does!

 

[catherine1]

If you are finding that much pottery and all these nice artifacts I would be digging/poking the ground in that area. Nice artifact saves and thanks for the pics......

 

[jamey]

nice points,wonder if they may be kirk related?thanks for sharing

 

[the_mad_cladder]

The first one the base doesn't look right to me to be a Hardaway.The Hardaway's I have seen have expanding auricle's .The base on that one looks lobed,or bifurcated.Of course I could be wrong.My guess would be it is a Culpepper bifurcate or a South Hampton?,which would put it around the same time period as a Hardaway.Beautiful point what ever it is.Very nice finds,that large blade is a killer find.

I noticed it was not an exact match also. I really cant find a picture of one on google that looks the same. The Culpepper bifurcate has more similar base but the side points are different.
My boss is on notice when it dries out here for a day... I gotta get back out there.

 

[theviking]

Nice finds. Like digIron2 mentioned typing can be very confusing. It does look like a Southampton, but not sure if I have seen any that were serrated. Maybe a Kanawha? Either way its a nice early archaic piece. Thanks for the view.


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[the_mad_cladder]

Heres the pic of the pottery chunks I promised I'd post.

 

[NCPeaches]

OMG! so cool! and you say you found all of them in the same area? totally awesome! Thank you for posting them.

 

[Americus]

Very nice hunt. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Road Dog]

Thinking St. Albans on the one and Savannah River on the others. Lecroy points bifurcated bases tend to be aligned verticle and don't flare towards the corners if that makes sense.

 

[the_mad_cladder]

OMG! so cool! and you say you found all of them in the same area? totally awesome! Thank you for posting them.

yeah this was all found in an area the size of a couple basketball courts.... in one day. The rain has been relentless and I have been laid up with the flu on the only dry days... my luck. I told my buddy today I am like a drug addict who cant get his fix.