Help ID’ng points/blades

[Hoosier Digger]

Hello. I am totally uneducated regarding Native American points. Over my boyhood years, I always kept my eyes to the ground looking for interesting threads. Over that time I found a few native points, but I haven’t a clue as to their identity. All of these come from central Indiana. I’m curious as to what function each served (e.g., arrowhead, dart, drill, knife, scraper, etc.) as well as the identity of the type of item. I can look up age on my own. The incomplete, large item appears to be curved/concave. I’ve shown each side of the object as well as a profile. Thank you in advance.

 

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[antmike915]

#1 might be a big sandy, the 2nd and 4th drills. The last is something with a concave base that's damaged. The 1st and 3rd were most likely knives. #3 could be a dart point or a knife that was used up. All are nice finds 👍

 

[Hoosier Digger]

#1 might be a big sandy, the 2nd and 4th drills. The last is something with a concave base that's damaged. The 1st and 3rd were most likely knives. #3 could be a dart point or a knife that was used up. All are nice finds 👍

Thanks

 

[newnan man]

Nice finds, classic Midwestern artifacts.

 

[ToddsPoint]

The flint is called Attica green. The source is somewhere near Attica IN. The exact source has long been a mystery. Some think the flint outcrop was destroyed by modern limestone quarrying in the early 1900s. It was used by paleo and early archaic cultures and then disappears from the archaeological record for quite some time. It reappears during Mississippian times in the form of triangle arrow points. Attica green has been found on the Bostrom paleo site near St. Louis.

 

[Hoosier Digger]

The flint is called Attica green. The source is somewhere near Attica IN. The exact source has long been a mystery. Some think the flint outcrop was destroyed by modern limestone quarrying in the early 1900s. It was used by paleo and early archaic cultures and then disappears from the archaeological record for quite some time. It reappears during Mississippian times in the form of triangle arrow points. Attica green has been found on the Bostrom paleo site near St. Louis.

Great info!

 

[Older The Better]

3 looks like it has the start of a needle tip, I’d say it’s a used up knife that was repurposed into a graver/punch, agree on drills 2 and 4. Number 2 was made a drill from the start but 4 was probably a point first. Number 1 is really nice.

 

[Hoosier Digger]

3 looks like it has the start of a needle tip, I’d say it’s a used up knife that was repurposed into a graver/punch, agree on drills 2 and 4. Number 2 was made a drill from the start but 4 was probably a point first. Number 1 is really nice.

Thank you!