Dart Point?

[rock]

I was going through some of my finds from the other day and I found this point. What type is it if anyone knows. Found in N Georgia. Shoukld be Archaic Period. The base is ground down.
Thanks, rock

 

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[rock]

anyone know

 

[GatorBoy]

Its a arrowhead.
Look at triangles from your area and take your pick.
Not an arlatl dart.
That would be more like this.
Yours almost looks like a broken tip actually ..

 

[rock]

Whats the flute on mine then? What period would it be?

 

[GatorBoy]

Alot of triangles are thinned like that.
Here is one of mine.
If you don't know the type I would say its probably woodland to contact..somewhere.



OK two







The base is ground on the darker one.

 

[rock]

Its a arrowhead.
Look at triangles from your area and take your pick.
Not an arlatl dart.
That would be more like this.
Yours almost looks like a broken tip actually ..

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Well thank you GB you came through for me again. I just looked it up and it is a Paint Rock Valley Dates 10000-6000 B.P. it is the only point I have found with all of the other tools and scrapers I have found in that spot so everything should be the same age. It says in the I.D. that Paint rock valley can be fluted. Its the only one that has a flute on it that is a triangle point. Thanks man!

 

[GatorBoy]

OK rock.

 

[NC field hunter]

10,000-6,000 is pretty odd. 10,000 would be paleo. 6,000 mid-archaic. Dang! Looks like they could narrow the age gap a little bit. Nice find Rock.

 

[GatorBoy]

My honest opinion from what I see in the photos.. is that it may either be a reworked tip..or a woodland triangle. Nice find either way.

 

[GatorBoy]

That's a thinning flake not a flute.
Just felt I should say what I'm thinking...not trying to be a downer.
I'm not sure if they are found where you are but I would probably call your point an Oleno down here.

 

[Tnmountains]

Rock you ready to go hunting with me? How much time do you need in advance?

 

[GatorBoy]

Rock you ready to go hunting with me? How much time do you need in advance?

Good man TN.

 

[rock]

Rock you ready to go hunting with me? How much time do you need in advance?

I am off today with nothing to do. Its Saturday. Otherwise what day could you go? The week days are usually better if it is a weekend I will have to ask off.

 

[GatorBoy]

He just got access to a killer sounding spot that was just cleared all the way to the river bank.. the farmer called him and said there was Flint everywhere and he found points... lucky dog!

 

[Get-the-point]

Rock I was looking at the picture of this piece. Please post a pic of the base. I am looking at this and it appears it could be a broken point. It is not uncommon for a point to leave a impact fracture scar a the weak point of the arrowhead. A pic of the base would solve this as my opinion and everyone else's opinion mean nothing until they can see the base.

 

[rock]

ok 5 pics taken outside see if this helps any. Its 1 inch long and just under .75 wide

 

[GatorBoy]

I think I'm all in.... with Jacks reef pentigonal.. a.k.a (Pee dee)
The middle woodland variant.

 

[rock]

I think I'm all in.... with Jacks reef pentigonal.. a.k.a (Pee dee)
The middle woodland variant.

I looked it up and its very possible cause that one shows a flute type at the base also even thought it is much later 1500-1000 B.P. it would probably match with the pottery age even though I found the pottery away from the flint by a few 100 ft. It wouldnt be impossible to think woodland might of found a archaic point and then reused it to their needs. The tools I found in the same area seem archaic type. I might be wrong but dont believe end scrapers were used in the woodland period.

 

[Get-the-point]

Looks like a knife or scraper. The other side of the so called flute should be worked. From what I can see it appears it wasn't. It looks like a errant strike created that channel. The one side not being worked tells me either a knife or scraper. It looks like it has a bevel to the one side of the base. If you look at those areas you would be able to tell more as your highlighting the flute and should be showing every bit if the worked edge. you have most of it but not all. Its nice find and interesting.

 

[GatorBoy]

Agree.. that's not a flute.