Huge Point?

[DC]

Would you consider this a very large point or a preform. I found this a couple of weeks ago.It has been worked and also is slightly fluted on one side. Your help will be greatly appreciated.
DC-N-SC

 

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[irbaddadjoe]

Is that milky quartz or is it flint?

 

[Neanderthal]

Looks like a big preform / axe / tool / thang. The "fluting" on one side will just be thinning strike. Every point will have them at some stage or other in the reduction process.

 

[Johnny X]

yep probably a preform

xstevenx

 

[Cannonman17]

Definitely not a point of any type, maybe a preform and maybe a general purpose tool used for butchering and such.

 

[tomsneck]

I'd agree with cannonman, it looks like a preform. What I was wondering was if the left side was jagged? I have pieces from around here that they call bump knives that when looked at on edge the serration goes back and forth all the way down the piece (kind of like a saw blade). Thanks

tomsneck

 

[DC]

Is that milky quartz or is it flint?
Yes it is milky quartz. We have quite a lot of this in our area.

 

[DC]

I'd agree with cannonman, it looks like a preform. What I was wondering was if the left side was jagged? I have pieces from around here that they call bump knives that when looked at on edge the serration goes back and forth all the way down the piece (kind of like a saw blade). Thanks

tomsneck
[What made me wonder is that both edges have been worked to an edge of sorts. I guess it could have been used as some sort of tool./quote]