Artifact or geofact??

[flyinryan2]

I found this today while pulling weeds in a customers garden and thought it looked a lot like a drill. The base looks to be broken. Both sides are sharp and evenly tapered. And the top does go into a point. Could it be another artifact two days in a row or is it just a geofact?? Thanks for the help.

 

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[quito]

Looks like it may have been worked to me.

 

[stlcardinalsfan]

possible drill...or knife....its beat to hell though so its hard to tell.

i have one in the similiar shape that was a knife that was worked down into a possible drill

 

[theviking]

Looks like maybe a crude Rhyolite knife. I actually have one similar to yours I found on part of our property I call the Savannah River camp. All points found in that area are Savannah Rivers. I have a pic somewhere if you want to see it. I would have brought it home.

 

[GatorBoy]

Neat artifact.. it almost looks like it was a notched point at one time..many resharpenings ago.

 

[monsterrack]

very good find

 

[flyinryan2]

Looks like maybe a crude Rhyolite knife. I actually have one similar to yours I found on part of our property I call the Savannah River camp. All points found in that area are Savannah Rivers. I have a pic somewhere if you want to see it. I would have brought it home.

Sure if you have a picture to compare. Thanks!

 

[GatorBoy]

I have a similar piece from North Carolina.
This one is sort of flat on the back and has a dome shape cross section. I've always typed it a Guilford round base.

 

[tomclark]

I would like to know why you think it may be a geofact or an artifact. Enquiring minds want to know boom.

 

[flyinryan2]

I would like to know why you think it may be a geofact or an artifact. Enquiring minds want to know boom.

It was a weird spot that I found it. In a newer subdivision but it all was farm land before they started building. That was my only doubt about it being a true artifact. When it's wet you can see work marks in it, but when it dries they seem to disappear.

 

[NC Flake]

Anything for scale?

Looks like the closest match to one of these I’ve seen. The one I am holding is missing the tapered point yours has. And I was apparently holding mine upside down . Was told it was a Guilford Round base.

I would go back to the customer for a follow-up

 

[theviking]

Here ya go, found this last year in the garden. I had to look at this one twice also, wasn't sure what it was at first.

 

[NC field hunter]

I think the poster has an Adena or a turkey tail that was resharpened to death. Could be a beaver tail, I forgot to look at the state this was found in. Nice Artifact!