A true master of his craft!!

[Bent-Twig]

I found this one many years ago. Actually during the first year I started relic hunting. Talk about beginers luck! The date is on the point. It was in a field that had cabbage in it and on the edge of the road they had just dug the ditch out ad flipped the debris up into the field. As I was running out of the field from a t-storm guess what caught my eye. It has some of the best flaking I have seen. The original owner and maker of this point had to be disapointed about losing it. A true master of his craft.I sure am glad he lost it for me to find some 10,000 years later. Thank You Mr. Paleoman!! Enjoy.

Happy Huntin' , Bent-Twig.

 

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[lostlake88]

Killer piece man. You never forget those days, unfortunately for most they are too few.

 

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[naturegirl]

Oh that's nice, I'm drooling, glad it got bumped up to the top.

 

[joshuaream]

Spectacular piece.

I am a fan of the type, and it looks like a classic early lance from Ohio to me. There is a cluster of related paleo & early archaic types and most of them are made out of Coshocton, Mercer or Nellie flint, like your piece.

 

[Twitch]

As far as age I think there is basically no chance that it's a broken stemmed point from a later question. Late paleo, maybe transitional but I definately think an early piece. Great find.

 

[ohio]

Super killer Ohio lance. That thing really is spectacular.
It trumps any piece I have ever found.
Chuck

 

[tmodel]

well here i go again opening my mouth, but have you checked out the agate basin blade [9500 - 8500 bp. ] Terry

 

[creek astronaut]

great piece twig.no brainer paleo lance made out of well patinated upper mercer

 

[pointdlr]

Bent Twig,

That is a super piece!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats on finding it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Typology- Absolutely classic in every manner Ohio Paleo Lance. Even the 45 degree base flake conforms with the type. Don't ever let anyone talk you into thinking it is anything else.

Material - Light colored banded Coshocton Flint. Also classic for the piece.

Grinding - Almost always present on the sides and base up to the point where the shoulders start to turn inward. I am guessing some grinding is present even if you don't detect it. If it isn't, you may have a point that wasn't completely finished. Most step-by-step directions for this point have the grinding being done last.

Here is one I owned years ago from Huron County also. Notice any similarities.....LOL...

Regards,

Jon Dickinson.