Uniface Point

[antmike915]

1 and 3/4 by 1 found by me in Henry County Alabama. I don't recall finding any other points that are around 85-90% uniface like this; any thoughts?

 

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[joshuaream]

That is cooler than any uniface point I've found!

It reminds me of an Edgefield scraper, only still in early stages. I googled a picture, and came with one found by one of the members here.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/north-american-indian-artifacts/468922-edgefield-scraper.html

Maybe yours being beveled on eachside makes that less likely, but it reminds me of one.

 

[ToddsPoint]

The knapper started this point from a thin, flat spall. No need to thin the one flat side. Reduce the thick side and you're done. This shows great economy on the part of the knapper. Thin spalls means more points per nodule. Thinner point means lower edge angles and is sharper. Here's a Hopewell point made from Cobden flint I found that is a duplicate of the OP's. Gary

 

[sandchip]

Mike, yours sure has a Hardinish look to it with that notching. Very nice. I agree with Gary that the knapper didn't see the need to do unnecessary work.

Here's a Bolen that I found about 30 years ago that's a lot like yours, not completely uniface, but mighty close.

 

[Tdog]

Looks like a southern Hardin to me.

 

[antmike915]

Mike, yours sure has a Hardinish look to it with that notching. Very nice. I agree with Gary that the knapper didn't see the need to do unnecessary work.

Here's a Bolen that I found about 30 years ago that's a lot like yours, not completely uniface, but mighty close.

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Sand, that is a killer Bolen, thanks for sharing the pics.

 

[antmike915]

Looks like a southern Hardin to me.

That's what I was thinking but wasn't 100% sure, thanks for clarifying.

 

[Tdog]

Looks like a southern Hardin to me.

That's what I was thinking but wasn't 100% sure, thanks for clarifying.

I found a similar one here back in the 80's while deer hunting. I spotted it lying in a shallow, narrow feeder creek.