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[newnan man]

I am far from an expert but I think that something is off on this Clovis. What say you?

 

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[joshuaream]

There are a couple of odd things I see. I see a lot of little flakes in the basal area to shape it, they normally aren’t that heavily worked. The blade edges are seem to show some stacking, normaly they hit their bifaces hard enough that they won’t stack right up along the edge, in fact it’s something that most knappers get past relatively quickly.

A softer material could explain those two things, so it could be real, but I’d keep on walking if I saw it in an antique store.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

There are a couple of odd things I see. I see a lot of little flakes in the basal area to shape it, they normally aren’t that heavily worked. The blade edges are seem to show some stacking, normaly they hit their bifaces hard enough that they won’t stack right up along the edge, in fact it’s something that most knappers get past relatively quickly.

A softer material could explain those two things, so it could be real, but I’d keep on walking if I saw it in an antique store.

Agreed

 

[ToddsPoint]

That looks like Dover TN flint with little or new patina. I vote modern. Gary

 

[arrow86]

That looks like Dover TN flint with little or new patina. I vote modern. Gary

I thought patina and color looks odd but I’m far from qualified to make that call , what’s the story on it ?

 

[monsterrack]

As the patina goes it is hard to tell just from a photo. Like the others have said there is to much work on the base area and the failed flute could have been redone because there is enough stone left on that side to set up a nipple for the strike. For early man it would not haft that well, but I'm looking at a photo. If it was offered to me for sell by the photo's alone I would pass.

 

[unclemac]

in case you have doubts about the advice, you should know that you are talking to folk that can actually MAKE these types of points...skillfully too.

 

[newnan man]

I thought patina and color looks odd but I’m far from qualified to make that call , what’s the story on it ?

No real story, I have a friend who sends me links to artifacts for sale asking my opinion. I thought the flaking was off. Thanks for everyone's input.

 

[Twistedsifter]

i dont see any of those nice overshot strikes lots of the clovis points have