Broken Arrowhead? Help Needed...

[romeo-1]

I found this today at the location where I have been finding all of the quartzite flakes...same spot where I found the quartzite knife and small quartz arrowhead.

Is this a broken or unfinished arrowhead or just a tease? If it is a point it is a very nice material...lots of color. Thanks for looking.

[wildrider]

I think its just a flake o flint.

[romeo-1]

That's what I'm thinking but being still a novice at this I don't want to take any chances of throwing away a find.

Any differing opinions?

[bean man]

Preform turned tool. jmo

[Atlantis0077]

Afternoon,

Looks like a little cast off from point manufacture...worked, but not a point or broken point.
Pretty material though.

HH

Atlantis

[Rege-PA]

Lacking a percussion bulb I agree with Plehbah.

[Neanderthal]

Tiz a spall, debitage (as atlantis suggested).

Bulb of percussion is broken off, but the compression rings and path of force is evident.

[wedjlok]

The discoloration of the material, and the appearance of conchoidal fracture without actually having any characteristics of an intentionally produced flake would make me think it is a fire spall.

I flintknap, and have to agree as well, as seems so do others. I have buckets of spalls similar to that (although from myself when knapping) although I have found a few in the streams in the Midwest as well where there are a lot of other points in the area. Find that one, more than likely some other worked material nearby... keep looking for more, they're more than likely close by.

Aeryck

[dustintimmons_83]

awsome material wish i had it here,looks like just a flake though.im guessing u will find alot better stuff there.good luck. dustin

[romeo-1]

Thanks for the replies...I'm learning tonnes here! Hope to have something post worthy real soon!