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Atlantis0077
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I am posting a photo of what I believe to be the classic "grey ghost." I purchased this thing off ebay mostly just to see one up close. As with most stuff off there I ended up paying more than I should have for it. There is always a very slim possibility its authentic...
but wouldn't bet the farm on it.
People have been faking points for a very long time, but of course they figured out early on that as far as price went, the bigger the better. It takes a pretty accomplished knapper to do a nice spear point with collateral flaking and a nice thin overall appearance, so to cut corners the knappers began to use slabbed flint and other materials so they would start off with a rectangular piece of stone that was already thin...on the order of one half to one quarter inch thick and work from there. It made the process infinitely quicker and easier.
These come in all shapes and sizes...some long and thin others the classic "sunfish" and "dovetail" shapes. Most all are totally fake....there are also the huge clovis points made in this fashion you need to be aware of. Knowing the types of points you are dealing with and the normal stone types you can expect to find in an area helps in avoiding this sort of artifake. Remember when purchasing points from venues such as ebay that chances are they are reproduction to begin with....whether the person is knowingly selling fakes, or is just reselling something they purchased somewhere else is often impossible to ascertain. Know this though, if you see an 8" clovis point for 25 bucks....unless you just want a nifty craft item, don't bite. As PT Barnum said, there is a sucker born every minute..its impossible to filter out all the fakes in relic purchases as artifakers are just getting too good, but you can limit your exposure to the more obvious ones if you are careful.
The four smaller points with the GG are authentic. Technically, you should always keep known fakes from mixing with your authentic points, but that one is so obvious, I don't think anyone would miss it.
Atlantis
I am posting a photo of what I believe to be the classic "grey ghost." I purchased this thing off ebay mostly just to see one up close. As with most stuff off there I ended up paying more than I should have for it. There is always a very slim possibility its authentic...
but wouldn't bet the farm on it.People have been faking points for a very long time, but of course they figured out early on that as far as price went, the bigger the better. It takes a pretty accomplished knapper to do a nice spear point with collateral flaking and a nice thin overall appearance, so to cut corners the knappers began to use slabbed flint and other materials so they would start off with a rectangular piece of stone that was already thin...on the order of one half to one quarter inch thick and work from there. It made the process infinitely quicker and easier.
These come in all shapes and sizes...some long and thin others the classic "sunfish" and "dovetail" shapes. Most all are totally fake....there are also the huge clovis points made in this fashion you need to be aware of. Knowing the types of points you are dealing with and the normal stone types you can expect to find in an area helps in avoiding this sort of artifake. Remember when purchasing points from venues such as ebay that chances are they are reproduction to begin with....whether the person is knowingly selling fakes, or is just reselling something they purchased somewhere else is often impossible to ascertain. Know this though, if you see an 8" clovis point for 25 bucks....unless you just want a nifty craft item, don't bite. As PT Barnum said, there is a sucker born every minute..its impossible to filter out all the fakes in relic purchases as artifakers are just getting too good, but you can limit your exposure to the more obvious ones if you are careful.
The four smaller points with the GG are authentic. Technically, you should always keep known fakes from mixing with your authentic points, but that one is so obvious, I don't think anyone would miss it.
Atlantis
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