Beautiful day for an overhang find. Knife maybe??

WYO_Yote

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Found in SE Wyoming along a creek. I've never found a point quite like this.

Any suggestion on what it could be?

Love that spring is just around the corner!!!!!

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RVRoamer73

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Dunno, but a very nice find. Congrats!!
 

hill_billiez

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Beautiful find. Add a handle and I could picture it used as a knife.
 

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Very nice find, congrats! :occasion14:
 

Johncoho

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Beautiful point. Not sure what it was used for. Maybe a spear as someone else said.
 

DiggerKid2003

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That's an awesome looking point but I have no clue what type it is.
 

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Spear is my guess.
 

sandchip

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I believe that's called a Hell Gap spear point. And a very nice one at that. Gary

That was my first thought too, and a very well-developed example at that. And I'm going one more step with banner on this great find.
 

xcopperstax

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I don't know much about native American relics but that looks like a really nice one and does not look like a very common style of tool either. Nice work!
 

GaRebel1861

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Very nice point! Post it in the Native American Indian Artifacts forum. You will likely hear a lot about it there as well.
 

TimberCrack

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Looks like a Dandy HellGap point to me...definitely Paleo...Congrats!!!
 

oxbowbarefoot

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I did some work at the Powers II Clovis site in Guernsey, WY, not far from the Hell Gap Site. That could be a very important find. Dr. Surovell at the University of Wyoming might be interested to see it. Do you mind if I share your pictures with Dr. RM Gramly? He'd love to see it as well.
 

Sidevalve45

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What an awesome find. Looks like it was made and promptly lost or forgotten. Perfect condition. Good for you!
 

Steve in PA

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That is a beautiful piece of Native American workmanship, and from what I see in the previous replies it is a great example the Hell Gap point type.
Based on this I feel it is a Banner find and I will vote accordingly!
 

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