Mystery fluted paleo piece?

[Th3rty7]

I found this piece in a rock shelter in wv on private land. I think it could be a possible paleo preform, because it's fairly thick, but has a 3 inch flute on one side. Material is highly patinated local flint. If you have any comments or ideas on possible type I'd love to hear them. I wish I had an insitu of this piece(didn't have the camera on me) the other pic is some of the limestone outcroppings and formations in front of the shelter. There is a couple of petroglyphes in the area as well.

[SoIll]

I dont think it's a preform because flutes are the last thing that would be put on one. Looks good though.

[badandy]

Agreed! Fluting was the last thing they did to a point to finish it. About 50% of the time they broke the point during the fluting process as well, but it's worked no doubt about that!

badandy

[unitas]

Nice artifact, looks like a really neat place to look around as well.

[Carolina Points]

Nice artifact
Clint

[seger98]

Nice point & that outcropping looks like a neat place to hangout for the day lurking around!

[pickaway]

nice find i would definately br poking round that area...

[Miami-valley-artifacts]

thats a finished piece, its just not really refined. but it is however what I would call a find of a lifetime considering that it's fluted and large. great find and I would take another look in that rock shelter

[Th3rty7]

thanks for all the comments folks, I really spent about 6 hours in that shelter, worked it over pretty thoroughly with the landowner and a hunting buddy. This piece was found about a foot deep, we also found 2 crude hammerstones, and a uniface knife, and an obsidian awl, which is kind of rare for my neck of the woods. I'd really like to get back there and dig deeper, but the property has changed hands.