Large Clovis Point Please Help!!

[DFrank73]

Does this point look promising to have authenticated or is it a modern reproduction

 

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[DFrank73]

Sorry that I said auction instead of estate sale. What did the estate have it marked at (not asking what you paid, only what they were asking)

I wish you the best but don't get your hopes up until it is authenticated by a reputable authenticator. As stated it has a lot of red flags, but that doesn't mean it's not authentic, only that there are a lot of red flags to an experienced collector or buyer.

It wasn't marked It was in the box wrapped up I paid 800 dollars for a box of megalodon teeth it was in there at bottom wrapped up in old newspaper

 

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[newnan man]

Here is an authentic Clovis with expected damage. It is also made of Knife River Flint. The patination is readily evident. It was found in N. Dakota by a fossil hunter. This gives you an idea of what a 12,000+ year old point looks like. Many are found in much better condition. Also there is a fossil forum here as well, please post pics of the Megs.

 

[Mine Shaft]

I forgot how many artifacts I posted one time on TN 2 or 3, one was a stone pipe 1 banner stone and something else members said they looked modern. Any way I had shipped them off to be authenticated before checking here first. Got them back all 3 were museum Quality reproductions lol. Good luck.

 

[DFrank73]

I forgot how many artifacts I posted one time on TN 2 or 3, one was a stone pipe 1 banner stone and something else members said they looked modern. Any way I had shipped them off to be authenticated before checking here first. Got them back all 3 were museum Quality reproductions lol. Good luck.

Thank you mine shaft I will do just that I bet they were all baffled

 

[DFrank73]

Thank you mine shaft I will do just that I bet they were all baffled

Reminds me of a time I purchased a 1858 Remington engraved and gold washed cylinder with mother of pearl grips I got it cheap it was pristine turns out everyone thought it was fake because it was in immaculate condition to good to be true museum piece

 

[newnan man]

Read his comment.

 

[Mine Shaft]

Read his comment.

Read his comment.

Not sure he read it right lol.

 

[Mine Shaft]

Yep my post says Fake lol.

 

[Mine Shaft]

And that you guys know your $hit lol.

 

[ToddsPoint]

It is also made of Knife River Flint like yours.

That’s not Knife River Flint. It’s Flint River material from GA. This biface I made is the same material. Mine is not heated. The Clovis is obviously heated. Paleo Indians NEVER heat treated flint to make points. That point is newly made. I’ve only been knapping since 1985. I know a little.😉

 

[tamrock]

It wasn't an auction it was at an estate sale in a box of megalodon teeth it was wrapped in an old deteriorating newspaper from the 1958

I just watched a show about these divers searching and finding megalodon teeth.

 

[DFrank73]

That’s not Knife River Flint. It’s Flint River material from GA. This biface I made is the same material. Mine is not heated. The Clovis is obviously heated. Paleo Indians NEVER heat treated flint to make points. That point is newly made. I’ve only been knapping since 1985. I know a little.😉View attachment 2183467

Where are you getting the heat treated from

 

[DFrank73]

Where are you getting the heat treated from

 

[DFrank73]

By the way paleo Indian's did infact heat treat stone so your wrong there.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Take it to one of the Indian Artifact shows and have someone there look at it. There is one coming up on January 18, 2025, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.

2104 S. Grand Ave., Mount Pleasant, IA Here is link to many more, The Central States Archaeological Societies Shows Central States Archaeological Societies current show events Central States Archaeological Societies current show events csasi.org

 

[newnan man]

FYI, ToddsPoint is correct.. Clovis points were not heat treated

 

[DFrank73]

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FYI, ToddsPoint is correct.. Clovis points were not heat treated

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FYI, ToddsPoint is correct.. Clovis points were not heat treated

I Don't understand where Toddspoint gets the Clovis that is pictured was heat treated.And nobody ever said that the paleo Indian's ever heat treated Clovis points.If you research you will see there is proof the paleo Indian's heat treated stone and knapped it heat treating goes back like 70k BP

 

[newnan man]

OK, you're right.

 

[DFrank73]

OK, you're right.

OK, you're right.

Of course I'm right, because I took the liberty to research before I spoke out on a topic I was not 100% certain about thank you

 

[villagenut]

I am certainly not the expert here, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see why many responded the way they did knowing you came to them with the question.....you do remember your own question, don't you.