Maine black beauty

[mainejman]

Found this point yesterday near the well known Sebasticook fish weir.Every year Sebasticook lake is drawn down for algae control.The spot I found this is usually about four feet under water most of the year..still grinning....mjm

 

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[GatorBoy]

It sure looks like a killer.
Maybe you could take I shot in natural light so we could see the whole thing

 

[mainejman]

Doing this on my phone so I'll try for a better shot...

 

[mainejman]

 

[GatorBoy]

Wow..killer point! ..Looks mean... What's the length about 3"?

 

[rock]

Wow very nice I bet you are still smiling. Killer find!

 

[GaRebel1861]

That's a nice point. I really like the material.

 

[Charl]

That's a beauty, mjm. A Meadowood. I know in southern New England, they were almost always manufactured from unmodified Onondaga chert blades, imported from New York. That looks like Onondaga in the brighter photos. Here's some from New York. That chert is found in western New York and central New York, I think the two varieties are a little different in appearance....

New York State Museum - Projectile Point Type Collection

They were usually made from these blades:


Meadow Cache Blades

"The blanks were made in the Niagara Peninsula and western New York State where the Onondaga chert outcrops. From there, the cache blades were distributed over much of the Northeast."

And if you really want to dig into the culture behind the point, good paper here, map shows Meadowood sites in Maine:

http://www.lsa.umich.edu/UMICH/umma/Home/Publications/Landing page/insideM48.pdf

Pretty cool find!

 

[mainejman]

Its 3 1/2" long.See Rock I can find something rather than gouges.Although I did find one the other day about eight or so inches long but the bit end was broke.Found it at the same lake just opposite ends about fifty feet from the boat landing...Thanks for the info charl....

 

[mainejman]

This is where it was found.I think it was quite remarkable that it survived intact in these.types of conditions of no soil to act as a buffer.

 

[justonemore]

That is sweet! and thanks for the info Charl

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Great point!

 

[bsit1361]

That's a killer!! Nice pull.

 

[old digger]

Congratulations on a superb find! I love finding that Chert material, especially the way it flakes.

 

[rock]

Its 3 1/2" long.See Rock I can find something rather than gouges.Although I did find one the other day about eight or so inches long but the bit end was broke.Found it at the same lake just opposite ends about fifty feet from the boat landing...Thanks for the info charl....

Id still like to find a gouge here. Its truly a great center piece for a frame. How often do you find nice ones like that? It would make my year if I had found it.

 

[sandchip]

Would love to have seen an insitu pic of it laying among those rocks, but that is a great find regardless.

 

[pickaway]

Nice find...

 

[Tony in SC]

That is SUPER nice!! I don't find stuff like that, so can anyone tell what it is and what period? Tony

 

[redbeardrelics]

Sweet find MJM, I really like the flaking style on that point, very controlled and well made. Congrats.

 

[Charl]

That is SUPER nice!! I don't find stuff like that, so can anyone tell what it is and what period? Tony

Tony, on page one of this thread I left a full description of the type and culture. The age is Early Woodland, and it's a Meadowood point. Informative links are on page one......