Is this blade Knife River Flint?

[OntarioArch]

What gorgeous, 'coffee' brown colors in this piece!! Could this be Knife River Flint? I acquired it at a yard sale, so know nothing of its history.

This 2 inch blade also exhibits interesting flaking patterns: I am just learning the terminology, so here goes:

I believe...the base shows thinning flakes, which were struck in an upward motion.
And the blade shows flakes of about the same size, that meet in the middle, resulting in a slight median ridge - on only one face: collateral flaking?
Not sure if my pics show this well, but the 'spokeshave' indentation near the tip looks to be intentional...or at least original: flake scars on both faces of the blade terminate at that indentation.

I just love this little blade. Would you think it is early archaic? thanks!

 

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[quito]

Doesn’t look like any KRF I have ever see.

 

[Relicgrubber]

Nope! Maybe Jasper...

 

[arrow86]

That’s a nice blade looks like jasper

 

[choo]

That is carter cave flint! Quarried out of Kentucky! Nice knife too!

 

[OntarioArch]

That is carter cave flint! Quarried out of Kentucky! Nice knife too!

Ooooh...just looked at images of Carter Cave Flint....and I think you have it, choo! Very cool, and thanks!
Early Archaic, you think?

 

[OntarioArch]

That is carter cave flint! Quarried out of Kentucky! Nice knife too!

Hey choo - got any pics of Carter Cave Flint points you could post? Online images vary so much.....still thinking on this one....

 

[dognose]

Is the base area ground at all, in any area?
it looks like a cobbs blade with a blade tip chip to me.

 

[OntarioArch]

Is the base area ground at all, in any area?
it looks like a cobbs blade with a blade tip chip to me.

Darned if I can confidently tell if an edge is ground: I have read about it, looked at pics, had the process described to me as 'you'll know it when you feel it', etc., and still have doubts. I have several early archaic and paleo points (confirmed by Jon Dickinson ) and I just don't feel a significant difference in their base edges, which are supposed to be ground. So it remains a mystery to me. I'm working on it.

My best guess is this blade's base does not seem ground; does not look or feel 'duller' than the rest of the blade. But I like you ID as a Cobbs.

 

[uniface]

I've only seen that color of Paoli chert "Carter Caves") on (late)Paleo and Early Archaic artifacts, but that's a limited sample size. Usually it's grey; sometimes with bright scarlet &/or amber.

FWIW