Help Identifying

[1badtacoma]

Hey guys havent posted in a while. My Freind found this the other day and we cant seem to decide exactly what type of point it is. I have lots of books on spearpoints but none of them seem to match. Could you guys help me out and tell me what you think. I am in the NC area. Oh yea I forgot to metion, this point is broken in half. He found the tip a couple month ago, and about a week ago he found the other half. He is very lucky, idk how he did it. haha.

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[creekhunter]

I don't know the types from your area, but it looks like it could possibly be Paleo!

[1badtacoma]

Thats what I was thinking also. It may be a blade or something anyone else?

[bruce]

Hello there,

My little book calls that a Wheeler early Archaic. Thick basal edge,
widest point near the base.
Older than the McKean that is found in the west N.C.

Hope it helps,
Bruce

[creekhunter]

Cool, and the Wheeler is actually transitional Paleo/Early Archaic!

[Molly.]

Hiya Bad, I'm in NC too. Is the base broke, or is the hafting area ground?

Molly.

[1badtacoma]

It is broken in the middle other than that the base is fine.

[Molly.]

I think the guys are correct, shame it's broke, but at least you have the two halves, nice find..

Molly.

[Molly.]

I don't see any grinding at the base or up the hafting area, so it's definately Archaic.

Molly.

[Cannonman17]

I would have to actually hold a point to determine if it has basal grinding as in most cases it's just too difficult to tell from a picture. The basal edge is a little bothersome to me as it almost appears snapped- could be a trick of light in the pic though also. Pretty good size for quartz, and then to find both pieces! Nice and interesting point-