Tombigbee River ind - Type Unknown

[OntarioArch]

Tombigbee River Find - Type Unknown

This point was in an Old Timer's collection, and it is labeled "Tombigbee River. Miss. 1937"

My reference books are all about New York State and New England ....anyone have an idea about this point's Identification /Type?

Thanks!

 

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[Docpr]

It looks like it could be what we call in Texas a Marshall
Not an exact specimen but very close.......

 

[willjo]

Looks a lot like a kirk corner notched point, but it also looks like a Marshal point also, just where you are at as to what it is called

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Very nice point!

 

[Rookster]

I live 3 miles from the Tombigbee. You might research " Cotton Gin Port" in Amory, Mississippi. Settlers came to this area along the river to farm and ship cotton to Mobile, Al. They used the Chickasaw Indians to help with the labor. They used the Indians half wild horses to help pull the cotton barges up river to be loaded as the river was lower in summer months. Your flint looks to be a spear head because arrow heads were smaller for hunting birds and rabbits etc. As settlers gained NUMBERS they ran the Indians off and kept some as slaves. As the railroads moved in, the settlers moved east to what is now Amory,Mississippi.Just as a side note, Cotton Gin Port at one time was the largest cotton ports in the south.Its sad how we treated the Chickasaw. You have a great find.

 

[tnmudman]

Thats a nice point ,it looks like a kirk to me. Also thanks for the local input on the history there rook.

 

[joshuaream]

Google Lost Lake Point.

 

[OntarioArch]

Google Lost Lake Point.

Sure looks like one of the Lost Lake examples to me. Those examples sure seem to vary greatly....

Thanks for the tip.

 

[dts52]

Beautiful point. I certainly wish I hunted for artifacts when I was stationed at Columbus in the early 70s, but sadly I was busy hunting for other things... Dang!
dts

 

[joshuaream]

The big classic ones are easy to identify, but smaller resharpened ones show a lot of variation. Kirk Corner Notch mentioned by Willjo is also a strong possibility.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

The Punch style notching is an Early Archaic trait so most likely it is a small Lost Lake or something from the Kirk cluster. Nice Point either way.