Dark Flint

[snaps]

Hey ALL
Thought Id share a favorite Southeast Ohio find. Was told by a friend it was a Plano. Love that black flint!

Thanks for looking
Snaps

 

[newnan man]

This is a nice one! Coshocton Flint. Paleo look about it. I don't think Plano is an Ohio type.

 

[joshuaream]

I love it! There are a lot of things called Paleo Lance, Stringtown Lances, Lanceolates, Ohio Agate Basins that seem to have preferred the black cherts in Ohio. Still some debate if they are all paleo, and the likelihood in my opinion is they were a long tradition that went from Paleo to well into the Archaic time period.

 

[tnmudman]

I love that black flint too! Especially when its glossy like that. Nice flaking on that piece also.

 

[Buckleberry]

Might even be Zaleski flint. Nice find.

 

[GaRebel1861]

The wear on it reminds me of some of the stuff that we get out of the Flint River here in S.W. Georgia. That's a really nice find!

 

[snaps]

Thanks Guys! Newnan didnt know that about Plano- Josh that makes sense traditions are passed down-tnmudman yea most I get are real dull-buck, Zaleski never heard of that-GA rebel, yea Im sure alot of great stuff comes out of that part of Georgia

 

[uniface]

Dull black in West Virginia is Kanawha chert. Zaleski is glossy

FWIW

 

[uniface]

Not a few of the variously-named lanceolates in Ohio seem to be relatives of the Steubenville/Fox Creek continuum. The Ohio State Museum so classifies some of its holdings of them.

 

[Tony in SC]

Great point!! That is some heavy flaking.

 

[snaps]

Uniface thanks for the info- might stop into that museum when I visit a buddy in columbus, Thanks Tony!

 

[uniface]

Happy to help.

 

[reuellis]

Can we see pics of the other side?

This one is Kanawha.

 

[reuellis]

Another, obviously not as refined as your beauty.

 

[reuellis]

That’s one fine lookin’ piece!

 

[snaps]

Reuellis Thanks! and thanks for posting a good example of Kanawha flint. I think the pics I put up show the two different sides. I can post some different angles if you want