Projectile point find.

[CodyPratt]

Projectile point find. (Crystal Inclusions?)

I found these two projectile points in a river in Southeast Nebraska. They were found a few dozen meters apart while I was just feeling around the river sand for rocks. Someone hit me with some knowledge.

 

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[Tnmountains]

Not sure of the types but really nice finds. I am sure later in the day some members will be able to help you.

 

[TxAg]

Very nice. My WAG is Pelican Lake on the larger one.

 

[CodyPratt]

I also found a bunch of rocks. I convinced myself that these were "something."
If anyone disagrees, I'd love to learn why. If anyone agrees and knows the proper terminology for that something, I'd love to learn that too!
I'm sorry if any/all/some of these are just rocks. As a mechanical engineer that works with manufacturing, I like to think I can properly identify flaking/pressure flaking marks, but I've always learned more from being wrong than being right, so don't hesitate to educate me.
Thanks for all of the help!

P.S. These projectile points are the first artifacts I've ever found in my life, so my experience in the field itself is near zero.

 

[uniface]

The single item in the bottom pictures is a lamellar blade -- unmistakably a tool, and possibly a very old one indeed.

Your other items are flakes of chert (no idea how big from your picture) which were being reduced into point/tool preforms.

FWIW

 

[ArfieBoy]

Gorgeous points! I can't help but it looks like you have some fine ones there! Thanks for posting.

 

[CodyPratt]

The single item in the bottom pictures is a lamellar blade -- unmistakably a tool, and possibly a very old one indeed.

Your other items are flakes of chert (no idea how big from your picture) which were being reduced into point/tool preforms.

FWIW

OMG I should be banned from my career for posting a photograph without a reference. lol This should at least be relative scale, but I'm pretty sure you're right. They all seem to have little finger "pockets" broken out that make them comfortable to hold, but there's usually just the one edge, whereas most of the scrapers and whatnot I've seen here are definitely more refined in general (less jankedy).
I threw a photo of the knife and one of the other stones next to a quarter for scale.

I forgot to include these two other stones I found that day that I thought were unique. I'm pretty sure the one fits into the same category as those others, but this L-shaped one with the rusty hole, does that look like anything? **EDIT** (The L-Shaped one is sharp as nails in the inner edge.)

Thanks again everyone. This place is great!

 

[Relicgrubber]

Nice saves Cody... Congrats!

 

[Garscale]

Looks the points and love the blade. Its likely paleo.

 

[uniface]

IMHO, Dalton. Scroll down to Unifacial Dalton Period Tools illustration @:

https://www.peachstatearchaeologicalsociety.org/index.php/11-culture-historic/323-paleo-indian-period

The association of this type with Dalton sites would generally date its age to between 8000 and 5000 BC. There have been no reports of these scrapers being found in an earlier Paleoindian context and their use seems to diminish after the Dalton period

 

[CodyPratt]

That would be absolutely nuts!
The thought of holding something in your hand that was crafted before the pyramid complex at Giza is kind of chilling.

 

[antmike915]

Nice finds Cody

 

[Scorpio_queen6]

Ughhh Im so jealous.
Nice find.

 

[CodyPratt]

Ughhh Im so jealous.
Nice find.

You'll get one soon!

 

[MosesOfTheSouth]

again, scrub the location data from your pic posts.