Found a jetta in KY??

[Minkey]

I live in south central ky and to my knowledge these points are found mainly in texas and sometimes in oklahoma. What gives?

 

[ivan salis]

travelling people and or traded items

 

[1320]

While close in resemblance, it's not a Jetta. See if your reference material ID's LeCroy or McCorkel. My guess is LeCroy.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Like 1320 said, no Jettas in Ky. That an Early Archaic Bifurcate Point and probably a LeCroy.

 

[NC field hunter]

I'm certainly not trying to dispute Reaper here. He's been studying artifacts longer and harder than me. However, what I've always called a LeCroy is shorter and stumpier than your piece. Like this one:



I've also found points like the one you have. I've never been able to pin a name on them.







In this frame, in the left hand, top corner I have a couple Lecroy points and one similar to yours.



It's a nice find you have, and it's name may vary depending on the region in which it was found. I have always been curious about these points and how to ID them.

 

[monsterrack]

Most of my books will tell you that this style is found in other areas and variation of this style . Every knapper made his own little change to his points or the points in that region changed from clan to clan and I would call that a Lecory also due to where it was found. It is a very fine one at that

 

[1320]

To: NC Field Hunter

Agree that the piece that's posted is much larger than any Lecroy I've found, perhaps it's not as exhausted as the other examples I've seen? That's why I threw MacCorkel in the mix as they are somewhat similar in shape but usually bigger. You have some nice examples, good post.

 

[old digger]

That is a really nice find!