Guilford and ?

Alexander997

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Found these this morning artifact hunting, I think the one on the right side of the quarter could be a Guilford Point? I could be wrong and I’d appreciate if someone more knowledgeable could correct me. The one on the left I think is some sort of pre form? Again, I appreciate any help, I’m such a novice at this.
 

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redbeardrelics

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It is hard to tell from where I set. The one on the top or right side of the quarter looks like it could be a biface, but I only see photos of one side. A large portion of bifaces and points can not be reliably identified as being of a certain recognized point type, and I would suggest that may be the case with this item. I would not type it as a Guilford from what I can see. The bottom piece of quartz looks like worked material to me, and from what I can see I would call it a flake or debitage, as I can not tell from here if it has any small intentional flakes removed to create a cutting or scraping edge? I would bet there is more to found where they came from, and wish you success on future hunts.
 

MAMucker

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They both look like small quarts triangle points, but like redbeard said, it’s tough to see from the pictures.
I suggest using a dark background for such highly translucent material. I use close direct lighting. That may be helpful to try. Quartz artifacts are hard to capture well in photos.
 

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