A Gorgeous Quartz Squibnocket Triangle - Southeastern MA

[MAMucker]

Here’s a fine type example, that I found yesterday afternoon. A rare find -intact, which includes a needle tip.

This type is named after Squibnocket Pond on Martha’s Vinyard (Richie 1969b). There are a variety of small triangles lumped into the Squibnocket grouping. For what good reason, I do not know.

This example does have basal thinning, but No grinding.

This one has distinct features that match hundreds of others that I have seen in collections on Martha’s Vinyard, Southeastern MA and RI.

The grouping gives this type an oddly vast use period: Late Archaic - Late Woodland. Since 1969 (50+years) only the observance of basal grinding has freed one variant from this group, the Snappit Triangle. The Snappit oddly mirrors all other typical Squibnocket Triangle ID Traits and looks exactly the same as this example. But, this is a Squibnocket.

 

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[Relicgrubber]

Gotta love those projectiles made from hard quartz and perfect symmetry! Congrats...

 

[ArfieBoy]

That is a beautiful point. Thanks for posting for us to see it!

 

[southfork]

Very nice find Quartz always makes a day maker .

 

[joshuaream]

Awesome little point, congrats!

 

[Twitch]

That's a winner. Really nice find. Big fan of the true arrow points.

 

[MAMucker]

That's a winner. Really nice find. Big fan of the true arrow points.

Thank you.

The problem is, the Type and it’s designated time period extends it’ duration of use through the age of the spear, AtlAtl and well into the age of the bow and arrow.

On a side note, I believe that a small point (such as the point I posted) would be just as effective on an AtlAtl bit as on the end of an Arrow-shaft.

 

[fyrffytr1]

Awesome point. The name is bigger than the point!

 

[Charl]

“This type is named after Squibnocket Pond on Martha’s Vinyard (Richie 1969b). There are a variety of small triangles lumped into the Squibnocket grouping. For what good reason, I do not know.“

Ritchie found all the forms that Boudreau shows in his typology at the Hornblower II site on Martha’s Vineyard. I assume at the same level, and they were all included for the type. The point you found is a beauty and is the form I most associate with the type.

 

[unclemac]

THAT is a really nice point made from an AWFUL lithic material!