Whats this?

[WhiteCountyPaleo]

What's this?

A thick and 2 1/4 inch long triangle....
Other small madison types were also found.
I have a few that are thick, but none that are
this nice.

 

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[The Grim Reaper]

Re: What's this?

Looks like one they just couldn't get it thinned for one reason or another. I'd say they probably still utlized it as a Knife of some type though. I have a few Triangle Blades that look just like that one.

 

[WhiteCountyPaleo]

Re: What's this?

Neat, I'd like to see those. I wonder if this could
possibly be a new point type?

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Re: What's this?

Neat, I'd like to see those. I wonder if this could
possibly be a new point type?

I doubt it's a new type of point. This was actually pretty common on some of these Triangle Blades, especially one made from local chert cobbles and that one looks like that kind of chert. Sometimes they just couldn't thin the stacks off of them, but they still used them. I'll see if I can get some pics of the ones I have and I'll post them for you. I have one that is a lot worse than yours. lol

 

[Pinellas Man]

Re: What's this?

That is a nice one! 8) Thanks for sharing!

 

[*Molly*]

Re: What's this?

I agree with Steve, I too have points thick on the mid section too,they aint supposed to be, its just down to the rough material.
Still a nice find.

Molly.

 

[badandy]

Re: What's this?

I found a drill that is thick like the point you have. It is three colors from the front to the back. Dif. color rinds on both side, and in the middle as well.

badandy

 

[Rege-PA]

Re: What's this?

I agree with DorkFish...The majority of these thick artifacts can be traced back to the lithic material used. Chert takes much more pressure to flake and often does not break in an even or continuous fracture. Sometimes a stubborn piece of the cobbled rind will produce the same result on a nice flint piece.

 

[diggerfororo]

Re: What's this?

I agree with DorkFish...The majority of these thick artifacts can be traced back to the lithic material used. Chert takes much more pressure to flake and often does not break in an even or continuous fracture. Sometimes a stubborn piece of the cobbled rind will produce the same result on a nice flint piece.

I tend to agree also. Most of the material that was used, was mined from the ground, not picked up at random. This material(chert) was very hard to work due to the moisture content.

Les