Paleo!? It looks promising

[americanartifacts33]

I think I just scored a Paleo point , but need your help with the ID to confirm or dismiss

 

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[smokeythecat]

It looks promising to me. I am not very familiar with the midwest points. Someone will chime in shortly.

 

[joshuaream]

Great looking find. I’d definitely keep searching that creek.

Tough call on age, there are a lot of lanceolate shaped points that are also Archaic & later.

 

[ToddsPoint]

The last pic shows two flake removals that went all the way across the biface. Outre pas flaking. That is an indicator of paleo flaking. So is yours paleo? Possible. Gary

 

[americanartifacts33]

The last pic shows two flake removals that went all the way across the biface. Outre pas flaking. That is an indicator of paleo flaking. So is yours paleo? Possible. Gary

Thanks Todd I appreciate you taking the time to explain that type of flaking and the possible age associated with it.

 

[DetectingGodlikeOnOlympus]

The first attribute that jumped out at me was the strong collateral flaking. My feeling is that it might be Agate Basin. I definitely think it is Paleo Indian.

 

[americanartifacts33]

The first attribute that jumped out at me was the strong collateral flaking. My feeling is that it might be Agate Basin. I definitely think it is Paleo Indian.

Thank you for your comment i appreciate it, my first thought was Agate Basin as well

 

[americanartifacts33]

I just heard back from a local archaeologist. It appears to be an early archaic piece which is still very very neat but in his opinion it is not paleo. This was his response:

"Looks to me like an Early Archaic Searcy point or possibly an Agate Basin-like point (true Agate Basin points [like those found on the Plains] are not found in MO). The Agate Basin-like points found in MO have not been firmly dated. The stem/base exhibits no fluting or basal thinning scars".