Reworked Paleo Or Just Reworked Tip?

[David Ray]

Can anybody give an opinion on this? It has been reworked at a later date, I think, and the only reason I ask is because I found what appears to be a small Clovis-type point near the same place several years ago which I include also ...

 

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[ptsofnc]

Someone will probably chime in. I can't. The clovis looks like it was pretty used up and is a great find.

 

[Rege-PA]

Patina and flaking definitely not the same as original broke point. Maybe picked up and reworked as a small knife at a later time. Could have been broken Paleo, without base hard to tell. Nice Clovis, you definitely need to pound that spot, may be more there.

 

[David Ray]

Almost impossible to find Paleo here on land...at least for me. I did find two more bases of what looks Paleo, but I am not sure. Thanx.

 

[joshuaream]

Some of the points from Page Ladson (Northern Florida) look like the piece you have (so pre-Clovis) but without decent strata it's hard to make a call on some pieces. It could be really old and complete. It could be a reworked paleo tip by a later group. It could be a later tip reworked by someone anciently.

Neat little points, good finds.

 

[David Ray]

Thanx. What do you think of these? I found them there too. The little one in this pic is just like my first post. Both worked to a sharp point but the bases on both are ground very flat on the backsides.

 

[Rege-PA]

Bottom picture looks like an interesting hand held spoke shave. Is the top ground?

 

[David Ray]

Yes, it looks in shape and form like an edgefield scraper, but I heard they are made from Bolens which this base doesn't look like. It is ground flat on top but has some plow damage.