Another from my Harrison County Frame - Adena

[dognose]

I found this point way back in the late 70's, about 1979 in Missouri.



I think its a variant of an adena turkey tail point, but does not have the 'classic' look.

Made of patinated harrison county flint, it resembles a sandia point found out west



I welcome thoughts on this one.

 

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[tnmudman]

Thats nice, it looks like it was a sharpened down knife to me.

 

[Quartzite Keith]

Ah, but keep in mind the shape of that base is not intentional. See how it has one smooth, continuous flake scar? There is no way for a knapper to do that intentionally and predictably. A knapper making that shape would use a series of smaller flakes. If you look at the pictures of the sandia points, you can see this. That shape is accidental. Most likely, it is just from a defect in the stone, probably going all the way back to when the stone was formed. It can also be from knapper error. If the knapper hits a platform that is too stout and/or hits too high on the platform, it can cause an edge blow out like that. A blow out like that often results in the biface being rejected, but if it looks like it was finished and used, then I would call it a "knife". Regardless, it's a cool artifact and the color and patina are beautiful, so as Shakespeare said, "what's in a name?"

 

[ToddsPoint]

I've hafted quite a few points. Arrows, spears, and knives. Sometimes, as the sinew tightens up it will pull the point to the side slightly, making the blade off angle from the shaft/handle. You simply re-chip the blade while it is mounted so that it's straight with the shaft/handle. Later, when the point is no longer on the shaft/handle, it looks like it was made crooked. Gary