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Found in Illinois. Any idea what type and does it show possible rework?
Any idea of age?
 

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Cool- I love that material. Not sure what it is called, could be a rework of a broken tip ??
 
It looks like a Madison point to me, the most common "true arrowhead" found in most regions of Illinois, (Mississippian Period).
Could have been reworked, but I doubt it. Madisons were usually made from the napping flakes that were a byproduct of larger chert tools. When the material wouldn't cooperate the finished product didn't always look textbook Madison. Here's a picture of Madison's I found, notice the variations in uniformity, and also some other helpful information...ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1503251001.964959.webpImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1503251024.464215.webpImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1503251041.714480.webp
 
nice little find.
 
don't feel like you have to go for a "name" .. a lot of points are just variants of other points and have no name.
 

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