Date and Type

[romeo-1]

Can anyone tell me the age and type of this arrowhead I found this evening. It was found in Atlantic Canada if that helps...thanks.

 

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[Bent-Twig]

Romeo,

First off, very nice find!! The material is odd, looks quartsish maybe. The period of your point is Archaic , 7000 years or so. The type is not familliar for me, but when we find that style here we call them Archaic Side Notch points. All of my info is my opinion only and surely not the gospel. Some of the more studied folks here could point you in a closer direction. Hope you find more!!

Happy Huntin' , Bent-Twig.

 

[Sidevalve45]

Material looks like Hixton silicified sandstone. If that's what it is it was quarried at or near Silver Mound a few miles from Hixton Wisconsin. That's my guess anyway. Beyond that I can't help you.

SV

 

[Bridge End Farm]

there is a wonderful lady named Molly on Tnet that is very knowledgeable on them she will be able to give you some info.

 

[*Molly*]

Bobby that was very sweet of you to say, even made me blush, but I know nothing about Canadian typology. My forte is the Eastern seaboard.

Molly.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

I agree with Bent-Twig in that it is an Archaic point and falls into the Big Sandy/Hemphill/Osceola type of side notch point.

Here is a site to help you ID points.

http://www.projectilepoints.net/

 

[Jonnyreb]

I'm like Molly and Steve. I dont know much about Canadian typology. My area is the Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma border area.
Its a nice looking point though and of course that type of deep side notching indicates that it is very old when on dart points.

 

[Bridge End Farm]

Bobby that was very sweet of you to say, even made me blush, but I know nothing about Canadian typology. My forte is the Eastern seaboard.

Molly.

you don't lol your still a very wonderful lady to me

 

[*Molly*]

Awww shucks, there you go again, making me blush.

 

[Bridge End Farm]

Awww shucks, there you go again, making me blush.

well keep your fingers crossed too as I have 10 boxes more to look in that I didn't know about in my deceased aunts home. I was told of them after I shaked some of my kin up on where. I am going after them next weekend

 

[uniface]

Hi Romeo

What you've got there is an Early Archaic piece. In North Carolina it would be called a Hardaway side-notch. Further west it would be a Cache River side notch. And so on. The names change with the location.

The key is the expanding side notching (C-notching). Notice that they're wider inside, becoming smaller and forming little hooks where they meet the edges.

 

[Cannonman17]

Could possibly be a Madison side notched as well. Does look like Hixton...