3?" Knife River Flint Paleo Preform?

[TundraPlugger]

3?" Knife River Flint Paleo Preform?

Was out looking with my buddy today and found a dandy!!
It is 3.25" long and super thin.....I have yet to figure out what to call it. It looks a heck of a lot like an unfinished Clovis in my opinion. It doesn't have any grinding along the base and it seems like it could use a little pressure flaking along the blade edges.
What do you folks think?
McLean County, ND

Also pictured is a somewhat crude preform I found nearby.

 

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[dirstscratcher]

I don't think Clovis are super thin, but then I'm no expert. It's a beautiful blade regardless.

 

[Up-North]

I’m with you on a unfinished point
Can’t say Clovis
Looks beyond a preform stage
But not in a complete stage. IMO
Really like the krf. Cool find

 

[Older The Better]

May be way off base but being thin I would assume it would be that much more difficult to flute I kinda wonder if it?s an unfluted type more so than a Clovis, regardless that?s a stunner

 

[old digger]

That third and fifth photo show a small beginning of fluting at the base. My thoughts are the it wasn't turning out what they wanted and discontinued working on it. Not saying that the tossed it on purpose, but may have just lost those pieces during a stay in the area or during a hunt. Very well may have been intended to be a clovis in the beginning.

 

[antmike915]

Nice

 

[newnan man]

That is one fine blade!

 

[outlaws15]

Great save

 

[monsterrack]

You do have to have a little thickness to take a flute. A edge shot could maybe lean us one way or another. It's a fine blade and a super artifact no matter if it's finished or not. Like Reaper said it could have been missed placed. God knows when I was knapping a lot I may chip out a dozen knife blades and 1 get lost in the flaking pile. Super find!!!!!!!

 

[joshuaream]

That chalky spot looks like it goes into the biface a bit (light colored spot on the other side if I am not mistaken.). The maker may have just decided to keep a nice piece of KRF vs trying to flute into that "knot" and breaking the piece.

How thin is thin? (You find Folsom, so you know what a good baseline for thin is.)

 

[MAMucker]

Beautiful Blade! Material looks like candy.

 

[Huzzah!]

Can’t get enough of that material. Great finds

 

[TundraPlugger]

I don't think Clovis are super thin, but then I'm no expert. It's a beautiful blade regardless.

Thanks dirtscratcher! Clovis is all I can think of with that shape and size but I'm no expert either.

 

[TundraPlugger]

I?m with you on a unfinished point
Can?t say Clovis
Looks beyond a preform stage
But not in a complete stage. IMO
Really like the krf. Cool find

Thanks Up-North! I'm not convinced it is Clovis either but I'm fine saying it is a very late stage point preform.....I am baffled for what type it would be.

 

[TundraPlugger]

That is one fine blade!

Thanks newnan! Easily the nicest I've ever found!

 

[TundraPlugger]

That chalky spot looks like it goes into the biface a bit (light colored spot on the other side if I am not mistaken.). The maker may have just decided to keep a nice piece of KRF vs trying to flute into that "knot" and breaking the piece.

How thin is thin? (You find Folsom, so you know what a good baseline for thin is.)

It is Folsom Ultrathin thin. It has a couple spots where it is a bit thicker but not by much.

 

[sandchip]

That is a superb find!

 

[TundraPlugger]

That is a superb find!

Thanks chip! It's getting tougher and tougher to find big ones like that it seems.