Bifurcates

[The Grim Reaper]

(I was asked to show some of my older pieces so I'm going to bump up a few of my posts so they can see them rather than post them again)




I gathered up some of best Bifurcate Points and took a couple new pics the other day and thought I'd share them plus a few older pictures. These are all personal finds from southern Ohio. If you have any you'd like to share feel free to.

The first 2 pictures are the new ones I just took and the others are some older ones. The last 3 pictures are an in situ of a really nice Bifurcate I found last year while hunting with my father that has a trait that is common on a lot of the Bifurcates we find around here and that burinating on the sides of the stem. The last picture show the Burin Flake that was removed and the other side looks the same. I have quite a few with this same trait and according to the Ohio Flint Types book written by Robert Converse this is a pretty common trait on these types.

 

[wells]

you have some nice gems there, thanks for sharing. i hope to post some pictures over the winter months. i just finally bought a good camera.

 

[ohio]

Great post. That is certainly a "mess" of biffies!

Chuck

 

[*Molly*]

Very nice. Steve what material are the white points? Pic 3 bottom corners.

Molly..

 

[chong2]

hey steve, found this one last weekend, looks like yours, mine was found in NM and when we found it someone suggested pedernales worked down, but they dont occur in this area, any ideas?

 

[jeff a]

here are a few of mine

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Nice looking point chong, but I have no clue as to what type from your area.

Jeff, very nice looking tray of Bifurcates. We don't find the McCorkles in my area. At least I've never found one. Any of yours have the Burin Flaking on the base?

 

[Th3rty7]

Nice looking biffies all around, here's a few of mine.

 

[jeff a]

steve i have a couple small lake erie bifurcates that have the burined bases, ive never seen a big one with it

 

[The Grim Reaper]

bump

 

[rock]

I find them here but mostly just pieces.

 

[monsterrack]

Super collection of points you have there Reaper

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Here's a few more Bifurcates I have acquired in the past few months.

The first two I got at the Flea Market for $10 each. The one on the left has the Burin falking on one side of the base which is typical for the type. These are both from Scioto county and I know the guy I bought them from. They were personal finds of his.

The second two I got at Swap Days and are from Delaware county Ohio. I got a bag of Points for $27 that the man said had all came from his garden. The tray is all the pieces I got from him.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Here's a few from New Mexico that I acquired for my states collection. I really like the two translucent pieces.

 

[Produce Guy]

Back in the day ,how long do you think it took an Indian to make an arrow head?

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Back in the day ,how long do you think it took an Indian to make an arrow head?

I've seen modern knappers make them in less than an hour so I'd say right around that for some and maybe longer from some others.